Eastington, Stroud: Difference between revisions
Created page with '{{Infobox town |name=Eastington |county=Gloucestershire |os grid ref=SO774053 |latitude=51.746 |longitude=-2.326 |population= |post town=Stonehouse |postcode=GL10 |dialling co…' |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
|name=Eastington | |name=Eastington | ||
|county=Gloucestershire | |county=Gloucestershire | ||
|picture=Millend Mill (circa 1820) Eastington - geograph.org.uk - 625411.jpg | |||
|picture caption=Millend Mill | |||
|os grid ref=SO774053 | |os grid ref=SO774053 | ||
|latitude=51.746 | |latitude=51.746 | ||
| Line 12: | Line 14: | ||
|constituency=Stroud | |constituency=Stroud | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Eastington''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], | '''Eastington''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], four miles west of Stroud and nine miles south of Gloucester, at the entrance to the Stroud Valley. | ||
Eastington is found west of the town of [[Stonehouse, Gloucestershire|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. | Eastington is found west of the town of [[Stonehouse, Gloucestershire|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. | ||
==About the village== | ==About the village== | ||
Eastington has a number of farms and former mills. | Eastington has a number of farms and former mills. | ||
| Line 25: | Line 26: | ||
==Churches== | ==Churches== | ||
There are two churches, one Church of England, and the other a Methodist. | There are two churches, one [[Church of England]], and the other a Methodist. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:31, 11 July 2023
| Eastington | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
_Eastington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_625411.jpg) Millend Mill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO774053 |
| Location: | 51°44’46"N, 2°19’34"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Stonehouse |
| Postcode: | GL10 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stroud |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stroud |
Eastington is a village in Gloucestershire, four miles west of Stroud and nine miles south of Gloucester, at the entrance to the Stroud Valley.
Eastington is found 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.
About the village
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.[1]
Churches
There are two churches, one Church of England, and the other a Methodist.
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Eastington, Stroud) |
- Eastington - Elrington et al. (1972), A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10, pp. 123–139. Victoria County History series
- Eastington on GENUKI
- Eastington Primary School
- Owen Harris Sports and Playing Fields