Upton St Leonards Explained

Country:England
Region:South West England
Official Name:Upton St Leonards
Static Image:File:Upton St Leonards Church.JPG
Static Image Caption:The parish church at Upton St Leonards.
Civil Parish:Upton St Leonards [1]
Shire District:Stroud
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Coordinates:51.832°N -2.195°W
Os Grid Reference:SO866148
Population:2,276
Population Ref:(2011)[2]
Dial Code:01452
Post Town:GLOUCESTER
Postcode District:GL4
Postcode Area:GL
Constituency Westminster:Stroud

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 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upton St Leonards Parish Council. Uptonstleonards-pc.gov.uk. 25 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Parish population 2011. Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 31 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Hatton Court Hotel & Restaurant, Gloucester, Cotswolds. 10 December 2014. Hatton -court.co.uk. 25 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Gloucester Hotels - Hotels in Gloucester - Ramada Jarvis . 27 September 2011 . 7 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110907012336/http://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotels/bowdenhall.aspx . dead .
  5. Web site: St Leonards Church - For Sunday worship update - Services and Events. Achurchnearyou.com. 25 June 2022.
  6. Web site: www.upton-st-leonards.ik.org . 27 September 2011 . 24 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424225954/http://www.upton-st-leonards.ik.org/home.ikml . dead .
  7. Web site: Slatters Cottage - Bledisloe Cup Best Kept Village in Gloucester Competition . Slatters-cottage.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080121224728/http://www.slatters-cottage.co.uk/self-catering-cotswolds-bledisloe-cup.htm . 2008-01-21.
  8. Web site: Ward population 2011. Ukcensusdata.com. 31 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Mothers' Union. Mugloucester.org.uk. 25 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Upton St Leonards WI. Uptonstleonardswi.weebly.com. 25 June 2022.