Woodchester

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Woodchester
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,206 (2011 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stroud
Postcode district GL5
Police Gloucestershire
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Ambulance South Western
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51°43′N2°14′W / 51.717°N 2.233°W / 51.717; -2.233

Woodchester is a Gloucestershire village in the Nailsworth (or Woodchester) Valley, a valley in the South Cotswolds in England, running southwards from Stroud along the A46 road to Nailsworth. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,206. [1]

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Woodchester is approximately at the midpoint between Stroud and Nailsworth, about two miles south of Stroud. It is divided into North and South Woodchester, with a side valley between the two settlements. There are pubs in both North and South (The Royal Oak in North and The Ram in South) and a post office with a shop in North Woodchester. There was a post office (called Woodchester) in South Woodchester but it closed, along with the shop, in June 2008. Woodchester is notable as the location of Woodchester Roman Villa. [2] The village's parish church of St Mary's was designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon.

The nearby Woodchester Mansion is regularly open to the public and stands in a landscaped valley. This valley is now owned by the National Trust and is open daily. There are three waymarked walks. The car park is at Nympsfield near Coaley Peak, not at Woodchester as some visitors suppose.

Education is provided by the Woodchester Endowed C of E Primary School under Headteacher Mrs Pennington, which serves around 135 pupils. Following the Ofsted inspection in 2018, the school was rated Outstanding, point four on a four-point scale. The school has secured the Healthy Schools award. [3]

The former Convent of Poor Clares was home to nuns of the Poor Clares order from 1850 to 2011. [4]

Governance

The village falls in the 'Amberley and Woodchester' electoral ward This ward starts in the north at Woodchester and stretches south to Amberley. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,116. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Graham Thomas (2000) The Romans at Woodchester Orpheus Mosaic at Woodchester
  3. ↑ "Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School - Inspection report", Ofsted, 27 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Convent will close its doors after 150th anniversary". Stroud News and Journal . 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Amberley and Woodchester waed 2011". www.ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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