Eastington, Stroud Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Finger post, Eastington - geograph.org.uk - 1040959.jpg
Static Image Caption:Finger post, Eastington
Official Name:Eastington
Coordinates:51.746°N -2.326°W
Civil Parish:Eastington
Population:2,439
Population Ref:(2021 Census)[1]
Shire District:Stroud
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:Stroud
Post Town:STONEHOUSE
Postcode District:GL10
Postcode Area:GL
Dial Code:01453
Os Grid Reference:SO774053

Eastington is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies 4 miles west of Stroud and 9 miles south of Gloucester at the entrance to the Stroud Valley. It is west of the town of Stonehouse and south of Junction 13 of the M5 motorway and the A38 and A419 roads. Since the M5 and its access roads were opened, the main road no longer runs through the village.

Community

Eastington parish includes farms and former mills. The village contains retail outlets including a Co-op incorporating a post office, a butchers, two pubs, one hairdresser, and a garage. At nearby Claypits there is a farm shop and a coach company. There is a community centre with sports field, and a village hall. The local primary school provides for about 140 pupils, and is situated adjacent to the Church of England St Michael and All Angel's at Churchend. There is also the independent evangelical Church of Christ the King.

The nature reserve of Five Acre Grove lies east of the parish in Leonard Stanley, and is designated a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[2]

The village is part of 'Eastington and Standish' electoral ward, which starts in the south-west at Eastington and follows the M5 motorway north-eastwards to Standish. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,794.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: EASTINGTON . City population . 25 October 2022.
  2. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta2.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites
  3. Web site: Eastington and Standish ward 2011. 29 March 2015.