Battledown
Appearance
Battledown | |
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![]() Battledown Trading Estate | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 5,460 (2011.Ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO9621 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Cheltenham |
Postcode district | GL52 6 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
Battledown is a private residential estate in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In the 19th century a number of such private estates were established in the town; Battledown is the last to remain private, the rest having been merged into the wider town.[2] Battledown is one of the richest parts of Cheltenham; the average house price is approximately £1 million. In the 1960s Battledown Manor became a home for boys between the ages of 9 and 16. The head was a retired Royal Marines Captain, J B Ward, and the manor housed some 15 to 20 boys from across England. All of the boys were sent to local schools in Charlton Kings and Cheltenham.
References
- ^ "Cheltenham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "History".
External links
Media related to Battledown at Wikimedia Commons