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Cheltenham in 1933. Cheltenham is located at River Chelt, which rises nearby at Dowdeswell and runs through the town on its way to the Severn. [6] It was first recorded in 803, as Celtan hom; the meaning has not been resolved with certainty, but latest scholarship concludes that the first element preserves a Celtic noun cilta, 'steep hill', here referring to the Cotswold scarp; the second ...
Map of Cotswold Grange (centre) in 1885. Francis Adams (1812–1885) was born in 1812 in Clifton, Bristol.He was the only son of Francis Adams (1791–1844) who lived in Southmead House and had a private income.
Gretton is a small village located at the foot of the western scarp of the Cotswolds, about 9 miles north of Cheltenham in the English county of Gloucestershire. The population taken in mid 2016 was 475. [1] The place-name 'Gretton' is first attested in 1175, and means 'village or town on gravelly soil'. [2]
St. Pauls sits to the north-west of Cheltenham town centre and is a largely residential area of predominantly red-brick artisan housing built in the early 19th century. St. Pauls is located within a short walk of the town centre of Cheltenham, and has a population of approximately 5,500.
The Cotswolds (/ ˈ k ɒ t s w oʊ l d z, ˈ k ɒ t s w əl d z / KOTS-wohldz, KOTS-wəldz) [1] is a region of central South West England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper River Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham.
Withington is a Cotswold village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Cheltenham and 8 miles (13 km) north of Cirencester. The River Coln runs through the village. The parish includes the hamlets of Hilcot, Foxcote and Cassey Compton.
Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region and range of hills. The council is based in the district's largest town of Cirencester .
Other suburbs include Bowling Green and New Mills. The area and population of these five electoral wards are identical to that quoted above. The town serves as a centre for surrounding villages, providing employment, amenities, shops, commerce and education; it is a commuter town for larger centres such as Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and ...