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Woodchester

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Summary

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Field	Value
country	England
region	South West England
shire_county	Gloucestershire
coordinates
static_image_name	View over Woodchester village (17137596175).jpg
population	1,206
population_ref	(2011 Census)
shire_district	Stroud
constituency_westminster	Stroud
postcode_district	GL5
postcode_area	GL
post_town	Stroud

Woodchester is a Gloucestershire village in the Nailsworth (or Woodchester) Valley, a valley in the South Cotswolds in England, running southwards from Stroud along the A46 road to Nailsworth. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,206.

Woodchester is approximately at the midpoint between Stroud and Nailsworth, about two miles south of Stroud. It is divided into North and South Woodchester, with a side valley between the two settlements. There are pubs in both North and South (The Royal Oak in North and The Ram in South) and a post office with a shop in North Woodchester. There was a post office (called Woodchester) in South Woodchester but it closed, along with the shop, in June 2008. Woodchester is notable as the location of Woodchester Roman Villa. The village's parish church of St Mary's was designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon.

The nearby Woodchester Mansion is regularly open to the public and stands in a landscaped valley. This valley is now owned by the National Trust and is open daily. There are three waymarked walks. The car park is at Nympsfield near Coaley Peak, not at Woodchester as some visitors suppose.

Education is provided by the Woodchester Endowed C of E Primary School under Headteacher Mrs Pennington, which serves around 135 pupils. Following the Ofsted inspection in 2018, the school was rated Outstanding, point four on a four-point scale. The school has secured the Healthy Schools award.

The former Convent of Poor Clares was home to nuns of the Poor Clares order from 1850 to 2011.

Governance

The village falls in the 'Amberley and Woodchester' electoral ward This ward starts in the north at Woodchester and stretches south to Amberley. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,116.

File:Doubleroundhouse.jpg|Double Round House at Woodchester File:The English Dominicans (1921) (14784310155).jpg|Noviciate of the Dominican order in Woodchester (1921)

Notable people

Mary Rose Columba Adams (1832–1891), prioress born in Woodchester
John Vaughan Campbell (1876–1944), British Army officer
Henry Foley (1811 – 1891), Jesuit historian
Josh O'Connor (born 1990), actor
Sir George Paul, 2nd Baronet (1746–1820), born in Woodchester
Mary Wemyss (1868–1951), novelist
Muir Mathieson (born 1973), CFO of Nationwide Building Society

References

"Parish population 2011".
Graham Thomas (2000) ''The Romans at Woodchester'' [http://www.grahamthomas.com/history4.html Orpheus Mosaic at Woodchester]
[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/85535/ "Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School - Inspection report"], [[Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. Ofsted]], 27 June 2007.
(April 21, 2011). "Convent will close its doors after 150th anniversary".
"Amberley and Woodchester waed 2011".

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