Summary
Tredington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stoke Orchard near Tewkesbury, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The village has a church[1] and a school.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 92.[3]
| Tredington | |
|---|---|
 St. John the Baptist's church, Tredington | |
  Tredington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO903294 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tewkesbury |
| Postcode district | GL20 |
| Dialling code | 01684 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The little church of St John the Baptist in Tredington is known for its wooden tower, a twelfth-century architectural plan, medieval stone benches, and the fossil of an ichthyosaurus displayed upon the floor of its porch.[4] The steps, base and shaft of the churchyard cross are fourteenth century; the cross is modern.[5]
History edit
The village was a member of the Confraternity of Burton Lazars, a mediaeval order devoted to the care of lepers, near Melton Mowbray.[6] The father of the musician Thomas Tomkins was incumbent of the church from 1594 to 1609.[7]
On 1 April 1935 the parish of Tredington was merged with Stoke Orchard,[8] part also went to Tewkesbury.[9]
Education edit
The village school opened in 1880,[10] and is located halfway between Tredington and Stoke Orchard in order to serve both communities. Tredington Primary School, as it is now known, is a small community school serving the villages of Tredington, Stoke Orchard, Elmstone-Hardwicke, Walton Cardiff, Uckington and Bishop's Cleeve. In 2005 it had 61 students aged 4–11.[11] On 1st September 2020, the school converted to academy status and became part of the Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. [12] Since then, the school has benefited from wider funding provision from GLA and modern EYFS phonics practices supported via Mangotsfield School English Hub. The school received a strong 'Good' report from the most recent OFSTED inspection. [13] Most children leaving this school move on to Cleeve School in Bishop's Cleeve, an establishment with a larger population (over 1000 pupils) than the villages served by Tredington School.
References edit
- ^ "Tredington". Severnside Benefice. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Tredington Primary School". Tredington Primary School. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Population statistics Tredington Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Parishes: Tredington Pages 228-236 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 8". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Mark Child, "Discovering Churches and Churchyards", Shire Discovering Series 298, Osprey Publishing, 2008, ISBN 0-7478-0659-4, p.233
- ^ David Marcombe, "The confraternity seals of Burton Lazars Hospital and a newly discovered matrix from Robertsbridge, Sussex", Leic. Arch. Sept 2002
- ^ Anthony Boden, "Thomas Tomkins: the last Elizabethan", Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2005, ISBN 0-7546-5118-5, p.44
- ^ C R Elrington, ed. (1968). "Parishes Tredington". A History of the county of Gloucester: Victoria History. Vol. 8. p. 234. Retrieved 21 January 2016 – via Britich History Online.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Tredington Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Parishes: Tredington'. A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 8 (1968), pp. 228-236. Date accessed: 18 February 2012
- ^ Tredington Community Primary School. OFSTED Inspection Report. 1 October 2008.
- ^ Tredington Primary School. The Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. Accessed 2nd March 2024.
- ^ Tredington Primary School. OFSTED Inspection Report. 15th September 2023.