Eastington, Stroud

for another place in Gloucestershire with the same name see Eastington, Cotswold
Eastington
Eastington
 Eastington shown within Gloucestershire
Population 1,567 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO774053
Civil parishEastington
DistrictStroud
Shire countyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STONEHOUSE
Postcode district GL10
Dialling code 01453
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentStroud
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Coordinates: 51°44′46″N 2°19′34″W / 51.746°N 2.326°W / 51.746; -2.326

Eastington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. It lies 4 miles west of Stroud and 9 miles south of Gloucester at the entrance to the Stroud Valley. It is situated west of the town of Stonehouse and is convenient for Junction 13 of the M5 motorway and the A38 and A419 roads. Since the M5 and its access roads were opened, the main road no longer runs through the village.

Amenities

Eastington has a number of farms and former mills.

There are a small number of retail outlets including a Co-op, a butchers, two pubs, two hairdressers, and a garage. There is also a village hall, where the brownie pack and rainbow pack meet, and a primary school, which has about 120 students. There is also a community building where Eastington playgroup and various clubs are held. At nearby Claypits there is a farm shop which sells oil and animal feed, and a coach company.

The nature reserve of Five Acre Grove lies close to the village and is designated a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[2]

Religion

There are two churches, one Church of England, and the other a Methodist.

Governance

The village is part of 'Eastington and Standish' electoral ward. This ward starts in the south west at Eastington and follows the M5 motorway north eastwards to Standish. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,794.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011.Retrieved 29 March 2015".
  2. ↑ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites
  3. ↑ "Eastington and Standish ward 2011.Retrieved 29 March 2015".

External links

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