Churcham

Churcham
St Andrew's Church
Churcham Churcham shown within Gloucestershire
Population	669 (2001)
OS grid reference	SO7618
Civil parish	Churcham
District	Forest of Dean
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLOUCESTER
Postcode district	GL2
Dialling code	01452
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Forest of Dean
List of places UK England Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°51′50″N 2°20′10″W / 51.864°N 2.336°W / 51.864; -2.336

Churcham is a small village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean District of Gloucestershire in England, located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Gloucester. It has a population of 669.^[1]

Churcham Primary School, is a small C of E school with 59 pupils in two classes. The village was formerly the home of The School of the Lion, a small independent Christian school, for students aged 4–19.

There are a number of businesses situated in Churcham and the surrounding area. Churcham Business Park, completed in April 2004, provides a base for several.

Sir Nicholas Arnold, (1507-1580) a leading statesman of the reign of Elizabeth I, who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland, was born in Churcham and is buried in the parish church.

References

↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Forest of Dean Retrieved 20 January 2010

External links

Media related to Churcham at Wikimedia Commons

Ceremonial county of Gloucestershire

Unitary authorities	South Gloucestershire

Boroughs or districts	Cheltenham Cotswold Forest of Dean Gloucester Stroud Tewkesbury

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