Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon

Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon
Civil parish
Status: Parish
Governance: Parish Council
Population: 308 (2001)
Main settlements: Brookthorpe, Whaddon
Administration
Primary council: Stroud
County: Gloucestershire
Region: South West England
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Politics
UK Parliament: Stroud
European Parliament: South West England
Website
Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Parish Council

Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 308. It consists of the small villages of Brookthorpe and Whaddon, both to the south of Gloucester.

Whaddon is almost contiguous with the Gloucester suburb of Tuffley, while Brookthorpe is one mile (1.5 km) further south, on the other side of the M5 motorway and close to the escarpment of the Cotswold hills.

To the north of the parish is the unparished area of the City of Gloucester. Parishes adjoining Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon are: Upton St Leonards to the north-east; Painswick to the east; Harescombe to the south; Haresfield to the south-west; and Quedgeley to the west. The last is in Gloucester district, the others are in Stroud district.

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