| Tetbury | |
  Tetbury shown within Gloucestershire |
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| Population | 5,250 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Cotswold |
| Shire county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Cotswold |
| List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire | |
Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Gloucestershire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the Non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the County of Gloucestershire, England The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GWAS is UK National Health Service (NHS trust providing emergency and non emergency South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Cotswold is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the County of Gloucestershire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Ine was King of Wessex from 688 to 726 He was unable to retain the territorial gains of his predecessor Cædwalla, who had brought much of Southern The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.
In the Middle Ages, Tetbury became an important market for Cotswold wool and yarn. See also Cotswold The Cotswolds is a range of Hills in west-central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England" Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species This article is about the fiber product For the type of joke see Shaggy dog story. At this time the Tetbury Woolsack Races, in which competitors must carry a 60 pound sack of wool up a steep hill, were founded and are still contested annually. The Tetbury Woolsack Races are held on the Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species
Notable buildings in the town include the Market House, built in 1655 and the late-eighteenth century Gothic revival parish church of St Mary the Virgin and much of the rest of the town centre, dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Market House, in Fayetteville North Carolina, is "one of the few structures in America which employs the town hall-market scheme found in England The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches The Market House is a fine example of a Cotswold pillared market house and is still in use as a meeting place and market. Other attractions include the Police Bygones Museum. Chavenage House, Highgrove House and Westonbirt Arboretum lie just outside the town. Chavenage House is an Elizabethan era Manor house situated 15 miles northwest of Tetbury, in the Cotswolds area of Gloucestershire Highgrove House is the country home of HRH The Prince of Wales, in Gloucestershire, England. Westonbirt Arboretum is an Arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the
Events include Woolsack Day, famous for races and a fair. A flower show is held at the recreation ground, with classes ranging from children's "Make your own paper plate gardens" to adults "Best flower" and "Best knitting".
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Geography
Tetbury is situated in a landscape of gently rolling hills primarily used for farmland, including grazing of sheep and grain production. Its location is associated with a nearby major east-west trade or drovers trail, which would account for its early importance as a wool trade center. Nearby to the west are Owlpen Manor, Beverston Castle and Calcot Manor, constructed from a bluish limestone. Owlpen Manor is a Tudor Grade I listed Manor house of the Mander family, situated in the village of Owlpen in the Stroud district Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle, was originally constructed as a Medieval stone Fortress and is situated in the village of Beverston Calcot Manor, Gloucestershire, England (National Grid Reference ST 841180 94891 was established in approximately 1300 AD by Henry of Kingswood as a Tithe Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 [1]
Nearby places
- Avening - 3 miles north
- Nailsworth - 5 miles northwest
- Kemble - 6 miles northeast
- Aston Down - 6 miles north
- Malmesbury - 5 miles southeast
- Stroud - 8 miles northwest
- Cirencester - 10 miles north-east
- Chippenham - 13 miles south
- Gloucester - 15 miles north
- Swindon - 17 miles southeast
- Cheltenham - 18 miles north
- Bristol - 20 miles southwest
- Birmingham - 60 miles north
- London - 90 miles east
Governance
Most of Tetbury falls in the Tetbury parish, although some of the northern parts of the town are officially in Tetbury Upton. Avening is a village and Civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles north of Tetbury. Nailsworth is a Town in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds. Kemble is a Village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies four miles (6 km from Cirencester and is the settlement closest to Thames Aston Down is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, South West England. Malmesbury is a south Cotswold town and Civil parish in south west England in the county of Wiltshire. Stroud is a Town and Civil parish in the County of Gloucestershire, England. Cirencester is a Market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km west northwest of London Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Education Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Tetbury Upton is a Civil Parish in the Cotswolds area of Gloucestershire.
Tetbury is in the Cotswold district, and amentities are run by Cotswold District Council. Gloucestershire County Council is also responsible for parts of the town. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century
Nationally, Tetbury is in the Cotswold constituency, and has been represented in Parliament by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) since 1997. Cotswold is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born March 23, 1953) British Politician and Farmer. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. He has a majority of nearly 10,000 over the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the
Economy
Tetbury is renowned for its antique shops, mostly found on and near Long Street, making it a stop-off for coach tours through the Cotswolds. The town centre also has a number of banks, estate agents, a branch of the auction house Bonhams and the lifestyle fashion brand Overider. Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house founded in 1793
A Tesco supermarket was opened a quarter of a mile from the town centre in July 2002. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Despite fears that the supermarket would threaten the existence of the town's main shopping streets, the majority of businesses have survived, although the number of food-selling shops in the town has fallen.
The town has pubs and hotels, including The Royal Oak Inn, which was featured in the 1971 film Dulcima( which starred John Mills and Carol White ), The Priory Inn, The Crown Inn,The Close Hotel, The Greyhound Inn, The Ormond at Tetbury, and The Snooty Fox. The award-winning Trouble House is immediately outside the town. Between 1959 and 1964, the latter was served by Trouble House Halt, the only railway station in England built specifically to serve a pub. Trouble House Halt was a small station on the former Great Western Railway between Kemble and Tetbury.
Hospital
Tetbury Hospital is a privately run facility which funds itself from government funding and charitable donations. The hospital, which homes a Minor Injuries Unit, has been improved in recent years, although it was recently announced that beds at the site will be cut. A Minor Injuries Unit, in the United Kingdom is a department largely staffed by Emergency Nurse practitioners (ENPs working autonomously who look after The nearest Accident and Emergency Department is in Cirencester. Cirencester is a Market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km west northwest of London
Education
The town has two schools, St Mary's Primary School and Sir William Romney's School, a secondary school which specialises in creative arts. Performing Arts status Sixth Form Despite a fight in recent years to keep the school's sixth form from closing Sir William Romney's 16-18 provision will shut down Sir William Romney's recently announced that it would be closing its Sixth Form centre, meaning students wishing to sit A-Levels now travel to Cirencester or Stroud or even Filton College in Bristol.
Some Tetbury children travel further afield, with students at the two grammar schools, Marling School for boys and Stroud High School for girls, both in Stroud, and some at the comprehensive Deer Park School in Cirencester. Marling School is a Grammar school for Boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, next to its sister school Stroud Stroud High School is a Grammar school for girls aged 11 to 18 based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Cirencester Deer Park School is a Comprehensive Secondary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.
Transport
Tetbury has bus services which serve local towns. The nearest train station is at Kemble, while the nearest major airport is at Bristol. Kemble railway station is a Railway station that serves the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London General aviation uses Kemble Airport at Kemble. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Kemble Airport, is a General aviation Airport, near the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire, England. The former airfield at Long Newnton (one mile southeast of Tetbury) was originally the home of the Cotswold Gliding Club, which has since moved some six miles to the north to Aston Down. Long Newnton is a small village in Gloucestershire, England situated on the main road (B4014 between Malmesbury and Tetbury. The Cotswold Gliding Club (CGC is based at Aston Down airfield between Cirencester and Stroud in Gloucestershire, South West England Aston Down is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, South West England.
Tetbury is on the A433 road, with easy access to the M4 and M5 motorways. The A433 road starts at the junction with the A46 5 miles north of junction 18 of the M4 and 4 miles Northeast of Chipping Sodbury, it then runs for The M4 motorway is a Motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. This article is about the M5 motorway in England See M5 for other roads numbered "M5" The A4135 road originates in Tetbury and proceeds westerly through Beverston. The A4135 road is a roadway in Gloucestershire whose eastern terminus is in the town of Tetbury. Beverston is a Village and Civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.
Notable people
Present
- HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, lives at Highgrove, Doughton, near Tetbury
- Anne Hooper, journalist, author and counsellor
- Jake Meyer, youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest
- Jet Black, drummer and founder member of rock band The Stranglers. Highgrove House is the country home of HRH The Prince of Wales, in Gloucestershire, England. Anne Hooper (born 1941 is a British international best selling author who pioneered therapy groups for women with sex problems in the 1970s and 1980s and who popularised UK newspaper For the fictional television character please see Jake Meyer (General Hospital Jake Meyer (born 20 January 1984) is Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Jet Black (born Brian John Duffy, 26 August 1938 Ilford, Essex) is an English Drummer and one of the founder members of
Past
- Brian Trubshaw, first British test-pilot of Concorde, died 2001
- Laurens van der Post, owned a nearby farm in the 1930s, died 1996
- Cecil "Sam" Cook, Gloucestershire cricketer and umpire, died 1996
- Robert Crowley, stationer, poet and Protestant clergyman in the 16th century
References
External links
- Tetbury Online
- Town Council
- A Tetbury Community Youth Project
- Woolsack Races
- Images of the church
- Tetbury Upton Parish Council
- Tetbury in 3d (Anaglyphs).
- Tetbury Town Fooball Club
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