Shurdington

Shurdington
Shurdington
	Shurdington Location within Gloucestershire
Population	1,936 (2011)
District	Tewkesbury;
Shire county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHELTENHAM
Postcode district	GL51
Dialling code	01452
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury;
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°52′01″N 2°06′46″W / 51.866971°N 2.112859°W

Shurdington is a village near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish within the Borough of Tewkesbury. It is located south of Cheltenham on the A46. The population at the 2011 census was 1,936^[2] Shurdington has an 11th-century church (St. Paul's), a modern Social Centre (completed 1998) containing the Century Hall and Millennium Hall, a Primary School, a post office and general store and a hairdresser. There are two public houses: the Bell Inn and The Cheese Rollers. The latter is named for the annual cheeserolling event which takes place at nearby Cooper's Hill.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The area of this ward and the population are identical to that of the parish.

Sports and recreation

Local community organisations include the 15th Cheltenham (Shurdington) Scout Group, the Cricket Club, and a Women's Institute.

Shurdington has one of the 471 King George's Fields as its recreation ground.

References

^ http://www.ukcensusdata.com/shurdington-e05008573#sthash.EEJeTvUV.dpbs. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 April 2015.

External links

51°52′00″N 2°07′00″W / 51.8667°N 2.1167°W / 51.8667; -2.1167

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[1] ttp://www.ukcensusdata.com/shurdington-e05008573#sthash.EEJeTvUV.dpbs. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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