Coates, Gloucestershire
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Coates is a village situated in Gloucestershire, England. It is around 5 km or 3 miles west of Cirencester and close to Cirencester Park, part of the Bathurst Estate. It is the nearest village to the source of the river Thames at Thames Head, and it is close to the course of the Foss Way or Fosse Way, the ancient Roman road. The nearest railway station is Kemble.
The most notable resident of the village is former Arsenal and England footballer Tony Adams.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Tony Adams Is Our New Neighbour Swindon Advertiser 27th Sep 2002.
- David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) ISBN 0-14-071040-X, pp.188-190
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Coordinates: 51°42′20″N 2°1′56″W / 51.70556°N 2.03222°W
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