Andoversford

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Andoversford
Andoversford shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	SP0219
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	Great Western
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°52′N 1°58′W / 51.86, -1.97

Andoversford is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about six miles east of Cheltenham. The parish had a population of 668 according to the 2001 census.

The village runs parallel to the A40 and is located on the River Coln. Amenities include a village post office, two community or village halls, a primary school, a pub called the Royal Oak, two local shops and a (mostly disused) animal stock market.

In easy reach of Andoversford are three other pubs/restaurants: The Frog Mill, a large hotel/pub/restaurant on the road from the A40 to Gloucester; The Kilkenny, a more upmarket, and more expensive, restaurant further up the same road; and The Mill at Withington, a Samuel Smiths owned pub off the forementioned road in the small village of Withington.

Cheltenham town is 15 minutes, on a quiet Sunday morning at 9 am, further down the A40; Gloucester is a mere 25 minutes, approximately.

There is an industrial estate adjacent to the village. There was an incident here on 4 September 2006 which resulted in a few days of disruptions to the villagers; see link below.