Slimbridge

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The canal at Patch Bridge, near the Wildfowl Reserve.
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The canal at Patch Bridge, near the Wildfowl Reserve.

Slimbridge is a village near Dursley in Gloucestershire, England.

It is best known as the home of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge Reserve which was started by Sir Peter Scott. The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal runs through the village, and under Patch Bridge which must be crossed reach the Wildfowl Trust. Nearby there is a caravan park and pub. The name of the bridge is echoed by the locals abandoning the "Tudor Arms" name and merely referring to the pub as "The Patch." On the canal towpath, next the bridge, is the Slimbridge Boat Station, which is a cafe, general store and boating resource centre.

The village church of St John the Evangelist dates from the early 13th century and is a grade I listed building.[1]

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  1. ^ Church of St John the Evangelist. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.

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