Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Whaddon (Glos) St Margaret's Church - geograph.org.uk - 68396.jpg
Static Image Caption:Saint Margaret's Church, Whaddon
Coordinates:51.808°N -2.237°W
Official Name:Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon
Population:322
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon
Shire District:Stroud
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:Stroud
Post Town:Gloucester
Postcode District:GL4
Postcode Area:GL
Dial Code:01452
Os Grid Reference:SO837121

Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, formerly just Brookthorpe, is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England.[1] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 308, increasing to 322 at the 2011 census. In 2019 the population was estimated at 395.[2] It consists of the small villages of Brookthorpe and Whaddon, both to the south of Gloucester.

Whaddon is almost contiguous with the Gloucester suburb of Tuffley,[3] while Brookthorpe is 1miles farther south, on the other side of the M5 motorway and close to the escarpment of the Cotswold hills.

To the north of the parish is the unparished area of the City of Gloucester. Parishes adjoining Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon are: Upton St Leonards to the north-east; Painswick to the east; Harescombe to the south; Haresfield to the south-west; and Quedgeley to the west. The last is in Gloucester district, the others are in Stroud district.

History

On 1 April 1935 the parish of Whaddon was merged with Brookthorpe,[4] on 3 July 1956 the parish was renamed "Brookthorpe with Whaddon".[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Parish Council . Stroud District Council . 17 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Local Insight profile for ‘Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon CP’ area . Gloucestershire County Council . 17 July 2020.
  3. News: Stilliard . Ed . Gloucester MP slams plans for 3,000 homes and new school in Tuffley . 17 July 2020 . Gloucestershire Live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009172044/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/long-tail-backs-road-rage-3403519 . 9 October 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: Gloucester Registration District. UKBMD. 6 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Gloucester Rural Registration District. UKBMD. 6 December 2022.