Upton St Leonards

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Coordinates: 51°49′55″N 2°11′42″W / 51.832°N 2.195°W / 51.832; -2.195
Upton St Leonards
Upton St Leonards

 Upton St Leonards shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference SO866148
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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Upton St Leonards is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire.

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.


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