Official Name: | Staverton |
Static Image Name: | Finger post at the centre of Staverton (geograph 2636436).jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Fingerpost at the centre of Staverton |
Country: | England |
Region: | South West England |
Coordinates: | 51.9097°N -2.1583°W |
Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
Shire District: | Tewkesbury |
Population: | 572 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
Constituency Westminster: | Tewkesbury |
Postcode District: | GL51 |
Postcode Area: | GL |
Post Town: | Cheltenham |
Staverton is a village between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England, in the borough of Tewkesbury. The population taken at the 2011 census was 572.[1]
It is the location of Gloucestershire Airport, which was previously called Staverton Airport and RAF Staverton.[2] It is the home of the Dowty Rotol and Messier-Dowty aircraft components factories.[3] The airport is the largest general aviation airfield in South West England.