Barnsley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, north-east of Cirencester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 162. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... , Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km) west northwest of London. ...
One of the village's most famous and delightful features is Barnsley House with its attractive garden, designed by Rosemary Verey. Rosemary Verey (21 December 1918 in Chatham, Kent-31 May 2001 in Cheltenham) was an internationally-known English gardener who designed the famous garden at Barnsley House in the village of Barnsley, near Cirencester. ...
Barnsley is also the home to actress and model Elizabeth Hurley and her husband Arun Nayer.
Barnsley has used up all its balances so it has reassessed its insurance cover and taken £700,000 from its insurance premiums to fund this year's settlement.
We have heard that Gloucestershire will be subject to a judicial review as a consequence of the cuts that it has had to make in funding for community care.
For this year, Gloucestershire has had to made budget reductions of £22 million, yet the demand for community care has increased by 40 per cent.--all at a time when the authority is being referred to the courts.