Upton St Leonards

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Upton St Leonards
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The parish church at Upton St Leonards.
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Upton St Leonards
Location within Gloucestershire
Population2,276 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SO866148
Civil parish
  • Upton St Leonards [2]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLOUCESTER
Postcode district GL4
Dialling code 01452
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament
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England
Gloucestershire
51°49′55″N2°11′42″W / 51.832°N 2.195°W / 51.832; -2.195

Upton St Leonards is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. Forming part of the district of Stroud, it is a mile or so north of the A46 road between Stroud and Cheltenham.

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Facilities

The village has two four-star hotels (Hatton Court Hotel [3] and Bowden Hall Hotel) [4] a Church of England parish church, [5] a pub, a primary school, [6] and a village hall.

The village has won the Bledisloe Cup for the Best Kept Village in Gloucestershire in the large village category more than 20 times, most recently in 2006. [7]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south from Upton St Leonards to Harescombe. The total population of the ward as at the 2011 census was 2,845. [8]

Clubs and societies

The village has a branch of the Mothers' Union [9] and of the Women's Institute. [10]

The village also has a successful local football side that run two teams within the Stroud District Football league; the First team won the 2010/2011 Division 3 title and moved into Division 2 in 2011. The 2011/2012 season proved successful with both the first and second teams winning their respective divisions. The reserve team also added a County Cup title to the league titles.

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References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Upton St Leonards Parish Council". Uptonstleonards-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hatton Court Hotel & Restaurant, Gloucester, Cotswolds". Hatton -court.co.uk. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gloucester Hotels - Hotels in Gloucester - Ramada Jarvis". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "St Leonards Church - For Sunday worship update - Services and Events". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "www.upton-st-leonards.ik.org". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Slatters Cottage - Bledisloe Cup Best Kept Village in Gloucester Competition". Slatters-cottage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008.
  8. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mothers' Union". Mugloucester.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Upton St Leonards WI". Uptonstleonardswi.weebly.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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