Charlton Kings is a suburb of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. The area constitutes a civil parish. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 coming into force on April 1, 1974, it had been an urban district. Its population is just over 10,000. Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...
It is in the heart of the Cotswolds with beautiful surroundings. The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ...
A selection of Memorial Inscriptions from CharltonKings, St Mary's Churchyard, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard.
Extracts from CharltonKings Parish Registers (Marriages 1538-1811), taken from Gloucestershire Notes and Queries, "An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine Devoted To The History And Antiquities Of Gloucestershire", Vol IV; transcribed by Brenda Pickard.
The transcription of the section for CharltonKings from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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