Prestbury, Gloucestershire
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Prestbury | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | CHELTENHAM | |
Postcode district | GL52 | |
Dialling code | 01242 | |
Police | Gloucestershire | |
Fire | Gloucestershire | |
Ambulance | South Western | |
Prestbury is a village and civil parish in the borough of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. Located on the outskirts of Cheltenham and part of the Tewkesbury parliamentary constituency.
The parish of Prestbury had a population of 6,981 according to the 2011 census.[1]
History
The name of the village means "Priests fortified place", from
The village became eclipsed by Cheltenham following the end of the medieval period. The market started to decline in the 15th century and had lapsed completely by the start of the 18th century. In the middle of the 18th century a mineral spring was discovered in the parish, and by 1751 a local landowner, Lord Craven, had a business providing bathing and lodging. However it did not last past the end of the century.[2]
The Prestbury
There are claims that Prestbury is the most haunted village in England,[5] and one of the most haunted in Britain.[6] A ghost walk of Prestbury Village featured in episode 59 of the popular "How Haunted? podcast.
Amenities
The village shops include two stores and petrol station with store. There is a public library, three hairdressers, a pharmacy, and a butcher. A brasserie and pub, the King's Arms, was the village's main
Prestbury Racecourse
The village is home to Prestbury Park, the
Governance
Prestbury civil parish has been in the Borough of Cheltenham since 1991; it was in Cheltenham Rural District from 1894 to 1974, and the Borough of Tewkesbury from 1974 to 1991.
The parish is presently split between four wards of the Borough of Cheltenham: Swindon Village, Prestbury, Pittville (a very small part) and Oakley; three electoral divisions of the county of Gloucestershire: St Paul's and Swindon, Pittville and Prestbury, and All Saints and Oakley; and two parliamentary constituencies: Tewkesbury and Cheltenham.
Gallery
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St Mary's Church, Prestbury; view from Mill Street
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Prestbury War Memorial
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Thatched shop in Prestbury
References
- ^ "Prestbury (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Gloucestershire Historic Towns Survey: Prestbury". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Prestbury War Memorial". remembering.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Prestbury war memorial in Gloucestershire vandalised". BBC News. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-14-192074-0.
- ISBN 978-1-84537-687-1.
External links
- Media related to Prestbury, Gloucestershire at Wikimedia Commons