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Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census. 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. ...
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A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for military advantage. ...
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Ine (died 728) was the King of Wessex from 688 to 726, noted particularly for his code of laws. ...
In the Middle Ages, Tetbury became an important market for Cotswold wool and yarn. At this time the Tetbury Woolsack Races, in which competitors must carry a 60 pound sack of wool up a steep hill, were founded and are still contested annually. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
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. ...
For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). ...
Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. ...
The Tetbury Woolsack Races are held on the Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday. ...
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Notable buildings in the town include the Market House, built in 1655 and the late-eighteenth century Gothic revival parish church of St Mary the Virgin and much of the rest of the town centre, dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Market House is a fine example of a Cotswold pillared market house and is still in use as a meeting place and market. Other attractions include the Police Bygones Museum. Chavenage House, Highgrove House and Westonbirt Arboretum lie just outside the town. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
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A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ...
Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ...
Chavenage House is an Elizabethan manor house, situated 1. ...
Highgrove is the country home of HRH The Prince of Wales, in Gloucestershire. ...
Westonbirt Arboretum in autumn A tree-lined avenue at Westonbirt Westonbirt Arboretum is an arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England. ...
Events include Woolsack Day, famous for races and a fair. A flower show is held at the recreation ground, with classes ranging from children's "Make your own paper plate gardens" to adults "Best flower" and "Best knitting".
2008 brings the first ever Tetbury Fiesta to the Recreation Ground on Sunday 13th July. The event aims to bring the whole community of Tetbury together - all age groups, all interests, with sporting, music and arts events taking place throughout the day.
Geography
 A map of Tetbury from 1946 Tetbury is situated in a landscape of gently rolling hills primarily used for farmland, including grazing of sheep and grain production. Its location is associated with a nearby major east-west trade or drovers trail, which would account for its early importance as a wool trade center. Nearby to the west are Owlpen Manor, Beverston Castle and Calcot Manor, constructed from a bluish limestone.[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Beverston Castle south tower of western range Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle, was originally constructed as a medieval stone fortress and is situated in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. ...
Main entrance of 16th c Calcot Manor House Calcot Manor, Gloucestershire, England (National Grid Reference ST 841180 94891) was established in approximately 1300 AD by Henry of Kingswood as a tithe barn annex of Kingswood Abbey. ...
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Nearby places Avening is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles north of Tetbury. ...
Nailsworth is a town in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds. ...
Kemble is a village in Gloucestershire, England. ...
Aston Down airfield from the south Aston Down is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, South West England. ...
, Malmesbury is a south Cotswold town and civil parish in south west England in the county of Wiltshire. ...
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, Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km) west northwest of London. ...
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Governance Most of Tetbury falls in the Tetbury parish, although some of the northern parts of the town are officially in Tetbury Upton. Tetbury Upton is a Civil Parish in the Cotswolds area of Gloucestershire. ...
Tetbury is in the Cotswold district, and amentities are run by Cotswold District Council. Gloucestershire County Council is also responsible for parts of the town. Cotswold is a local government district in Gloucestershire in England. ...
Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...
Nationally, Tetbury is in the Cotswold constituency, and has been represented in Parliament by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) since 1997. He has a majority of nearly 10,000 over the Liberal Democrats. Cotswold is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born March 23, 1953) British politician and farmer. ...
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Economy Tetbury is renowned for its antique shops, mostly found on and near Long Street, making it a stop-off for coach tours through the Cotswolds. The town centre also has a number of banks, estate agents, a branch of the auction house Bonhams and the lifestyle fashion brand Overider. Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2183 KB)This photograph was taken by Tim Rogers on Saturday 7 May 2005. ...
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Bonhams is a privately-owned British auction house founded in 1793. ...
A Tesco supermarket was opened a quarter of a mile from the town centre in July 2002. Despite fears that the supermarket would threaten the existence of the town's main shopping streets, the majority of businesses have survived, although the number of food-selling shops in the town has fallen. , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ...
The town has pubs and hotels, including The Royal Oak Inn, which was featured in the 1971 film Dulcima( which starred John Mills and Carol White ), The Priory Inn, The Crown Inn,The Close Hotel, The Greyhound Inn, The Ormond at Tetbury, and The Snooty Fox. The award-winning Trouble House is immediately outside the town. Between 1959 and 1964, the latter was served by Trouble House Halt, the only railway station in England built specifically to serve a pub. Trouble House Halt was a small station on the former Great Western Railway between Kemble and Tetbury. ...
Hospital Tetbury Hospital is a privately run facility which funds itself from government funding and charitable donations. The hospital, which homes a Minor Injuries Unit, has been improved in recent years, although it was recently announced that beds at the site will be cut. The nearest Accident and Emergency Department is in Cirencester. A Minor Injuries Unit, in the United Kingdom is a department largely staffed by emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) working autonomously who look after minor injuries such as lacerations and fractures, and have access to X-ray facilites. ...
The emergency department (ED), sometimes termed the emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), accident & emergency (A&E) department or casualty department is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and...
, Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km) west northwest of London. ...
Education The town has two schools, St Mary's Primary School and Sir William Romney's School, a secondary school which specialises in creative arts. Sir William Romney's recently announced that it would be closing its Sixth Form centre, meaning students wishing to sit A-Levels now travel to Cirencester or Stroud or even Filton College in Bristol. Sir William Romneys School is a secondary school in Tetbury, with students aged 11-18. ...
Some Tetbury children travel further afield, with students at the two grammar schools, Marling School for boys and Stroud High School for girls, both in Stroud, and some at the comprehensive Deer Park School in Cirencester. Marling School is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire in England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. ...
Stroud High School is an all girls Grammar School for girls aged 11 to 16. ...
Cirencester Deer Park School is a Comprehensive Secondary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. ...
Transport Tetbury has bus services which serve local towns. The nearest train station is at Kemble, while the nearest major airport is at Bristol. General aviation uses Kemble Airport at Kemble. The former airfield at Long Newnton (one mile southeast of Tetbury) was originally the home of the Cotswold Gliding Club, which has since moved some six miles to the north to Aston Down. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 584 pixel Image in higher resolution (2247 × 1641 pixel, file size: 726 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tetbury Market House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 584 pixel Image in higher resolution (2247 × 1641 pixel, file size: 726 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tetbury Market House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. ...
Kemble railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire. ...
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A general aviation scene at Kemble Airfield, England. ...
Aston Down airfield from the south Aston Down is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, South West England. ...
Tetbury is on the A433 road, with easy access to the M4 and M5 motorways. The A4135 road originates in Tetbury and proceeds westerly through Beverston. The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ...
The M5 near J28, Devon This article concerns the M5 motorway in England. ...
Looking east along the A4135 in the village of Beverston. ...
Beverston is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. ...
Notable people
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Highgrove is the country home of HRH The Prince of Wales, in Gloucestershire. ...
Jake Meyer, born 20th Jan 1984, is the youngest Briton to climb Everest (aged 21 years 4 months) and the youngest male to complete the ‘Seven Summits’ – the highest mountains in each of the seven continents. ...
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Jet Black was born Brian John Duffy, on 26 August 1938 in Ilford, Essex, England. ...
Past Brian Trubshaw was the first British pilot to fly Concorde in April 1969. ...
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Sir Laurens Jan van der Post by Frances Baruch Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) December 13, 1906 – December 16, 1996. ...
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Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...
Robert Crowley also Robertus Croleus, Roberto Croleo, Robart Crowleye, and Robarte Crole (c. ...
References
External links - Tetbury Online
- Town Council
- A Tetbury Community Youth Project
- Woolsack Races
- Images of the church
- Tetbury Upton Parish Council
- Tetbury in 3d (Anaglyphs).
- Tetbury Town Fooball Club
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