Staverton, Gloucestershire

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Location within Gloucestershire
Population572 (2011 Census)
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Cheltenham
Postcode district GL51
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51°54′35″N2°9′30″W / 51.90972°N 2.15833°W / 51.90972; -2.15833

Staverton is a village between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England, in the borough of Tewkesbury. The population taken at the 2011 census was 572. [1]

It is the location of Gloucestershire Airport, which was previously called Staverton Airport and RAF Staverton. [2] It is the home of the Dowty Rotol and Messier-Dowty aircraft components factories. [3] The airport is the largest general aviation airfield in South West England.

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References

  1. "Population 2011" . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "Airport History". Gloucestershire Airport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "Gloucestershire Propellers". Gloucestershire Transport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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Coordinates: 51°54′35″N2°9′30″W / 51.90972°N 2.15833°W / 51.90972; -2.15833