Gretton, Gloucestershire

Gretton is a small village located at the foot of the western scarp of the Cotswolds, about 9 miles north of Cheltenham in the English county of Gloucestershire.

The village has a small primary school for children aged 4 to 11 years old, with four classes catering for about eighty children.[1]

The Anglican Church in the village is Christ Church. Its bell tower houses a single bell, weighing four hundredweight (about 200 kg).[2] The War Memorial stands opposite Village Hall.

The village shares the same with the village of Gretton in the county of Northants in the East Midlands.

References

  1. ^ Brian Gosling (2004). "Gretton Primary School" (pdf). Ofsted Inspection Report. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/115/115558.pdf#search=%22gretton%20gloucestershire%22. Retrieved 2006-09-09. 
  2. ^ John Adams (2006). "1 and 2 Bell Towers". University College London personal webpages. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ccaajpa/1and2.html. Retrieved 2006-09-09.