Summary
Hartpury is a civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.[1] It has an area of about 3,500 acres (1,400 ha), about 270 homes and a population of about 700 people, increasing to 1,642 at the 2011 census.[2] The village is about 5 miles (8 km) north of Gloucester. Geographically the parish is in Leadon Vale; administratively it is in the Forest of Dean. The Hartpury University and Hartpury College campus is based in the village.
| Hartpury | |
|---|---|
 Hartpury parish church | |
  Hartpury Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 1,642 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SO799248 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode district | GL 19 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Governance edit
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward runs north to Corse. The total ward population at the 2011 census was 2,496.[3]
Architecture edit
The village has several interesting buildings including the former home of the Canning family, Hartpury House, now part of the college.[citation needed] Hill House, also known as The Hill, is a large timber-framed house which contains a sixteenth-century oak staircase and several plaster ceilings of the same period. The village hall was built in 2013 and won a design award from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).[4][better source needed] There is a bee shelter in the churchyard.[5]
Notable people edit
The First World War poet F. W. Harvey was born at Marlsend, Murrell's End, Hartpury on 26 March 1888. His father was Howard Frederick Harvey, a farmer and horse dealer.
Three time National Hunt champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe was born at Hartpury Court in 1941.[6]
References edit
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 162 Gloucester & Forest of Dean (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319229118.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Hartpury Village Hall | Village Hall for Hire in Hartpury". www.hartpuryvillagehall.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Bee Shelter". Historic England. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Biddlecombe, Terry (1982). Winner's Disclosure. Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 0-09-147550-3.
External links edit
Media related to Hartpury at Wikimedia Commons
- Hartpury Parish Council
- Hartpury Primary School