Upton St Leonards
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Upton St Leonards Upton St Leonards shown within Gloucestershire | |
OS grid reference | SO866148 |
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Civil parish | Upton St Leonards |
District | Stroud |
Shire county | Gloucestershire |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLOUCESTER |
Postcode district | GL4 |
Dialling code | 01452 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | Great Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | Stroud |
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Forming part of the district of Stroud it is a mile or so north of the A46 road between Stroud and Cheltenham.
The village has two four-star hotels (Hatton Court Hotel[1] and Bowden Hall Hotel[2]), a C of E Church,[3] a local pub, a local primary school[4] and a village hall.
The village has won the Bledisloe Cup for the Best Kept Village in Gloucestershire in the large village category more than 20 times, most recently in 2006.[5]
The village also has a successful local football side that run two teams within the Stroud District Football league; the First team won the 2010/2011 Division 3 title and will be playing in Division 2 next season (2011/2012).
The 2011/2012 season proved incredibly successful with both the first and second teams winning their respective divisions. The reserve team also added a County Cup title to the league titles.
External links
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