Tortworth

Coordinates: 51°38′00″N 2°26′00″W / 51.633333°N 2.433333°W / 51.633333; -2.433333
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51°38′00″N 2°26′00″W / 51.633333°N 2.433333°W / 51.633333; -2.433333

Tortworth is a small village and civil parish, near

Thornbury in Gloucestershire, England. It has a population of 147 as of 2011. It lies on the B4509 road, which crosses the M5 motorway to the west of Tortworth.[1]

History

In the

Great British Trees, selected in 2002 by The Tree Council to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.[4]

Geography

The Tortworth inlier is the most complete section of "Silurian" rocks in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire area.[5] Old red sandstone is most dominant.[6]

Notable landmarks

St Leonard's church

The civil parish contains

Oriel College.[9] It was renowned for its library collection, which was eventually purchased by the Earls of Ducie.[10]

There is a national prison nearby, HM Prison Leyhill, which was converted into a prison from an army hospital in the post-war period.[11] In 1985 the prison won the Windlesham Trophy for the best-kept prison gardens.[12]

References

  1. ^ Google (29 August 2016). "Tortworth" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ISBN 978-0-14-051535-0
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  3. ^ Sylvan sketches; or, A companion to the park and the shrubbery, by the author of the Flora domestica. 1825. p. 96.
  4. ^ "Tortworth Sweet Chestnut". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ^ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 geological map sheet no 264 (England & Wales series) Bristol & 1" scale Bristol District:special sheet, BGS, Keyworth, Notts
  6. ^ Transactions Of The Geological Society. Cadell. 1824. p. 341.
  7. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ... Edw. Cave. 1853. p. 87.
  8. ^ Hospitality. Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management Association. 2003. p. 637.
  9. ISBN 978-0-8139-2649-0
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  10. ISBN 978-0-948170-13-3
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  11. ^ The British Journal of Delinquency. Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency and Baillière, Tindall and Cox. 1951. p. 25.
  12. ^ GC & HTJ. Haymarket Publishing. 1985. p. 4.

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