Santander stores in Stroud and Cirencester are not named on the list of 140 branches set to close. 

Santander announced the planned closures early today and stated it was down to how customers are choosing to carry out their banking putting 1270 jobs at risk. 

The company announced that it will look to find alternative roles for the staff members that would be affected.

Susan Allen, Santander's head of retail and business banking, said: "The way our customers are choosing to bank with us has changed dramatically in recent years, with more and more customers using online and mobile channels.

"As a result, we have had to take some very difficult decisions over our less-visited branches, and those where we have other branches in close proximity.

"We will support customers of closing branches to find alternative ways to bank with us that best suit their individual needs. We are also working alongside our unions to support colleagues through these changes and to find alternative roles for those impacted wherever possible."

There are a number of key Santander branches right across Gloucestershire and in Bristol.

Stroud, Cirencester, Kingswood and Chippenham are not named on the list of branches set to close. 

Keynsham and Devizes however were named as two of the 140 stores that are on the closure list.