Upton St Leonards

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

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.

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 incredibly 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.

References[]

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ https://www.uptonstleonards-pc.gov.uk/
^ http://www.hatton-court.co.uk/
^ http://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotels/bowdenhall.aspx
^ http://www.uptonstleonardschurch.co.uk/
^ http://www.upton-st-leonards.ik.org/home.ikml
^ http://www.slatters-cottage.co.uk/self-catering-cotswolds-bledisloe-cup.htm
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Referenced here.
^ Website available here.

External links[]

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[2] ttps://www.uptonstleonards-pc.gov.uk/

[3] ttp://www.hatton-court.co.uk/

[4] ttp://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotels/bowdenhall.aspx

[5] ttp://www.uptonstleonardschurch.co.uk/

[6] ttp://www.upton-st-leonards.ik.org/home.ikml

[7] ttp://www.slatters-cottage.co.uk/self-catering-cotswolds-bledisloe-cup.htm

[8] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[9] Referenced here.

[10] Website available here.

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