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.
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]
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]
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.