Hartpury

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Hartpury
Gloucestershire
Hartpury Church.JPG
Hartpury parish church
Location
Grid reference: SO799248
Location: 51°55’40"N, 2°17’51"W
Data
Population: 1,642  (2011)
Post town: Gloucester
Postcode: GL 19
Local Government
Council: Forest of Dean
Parliamentary
constituency:
Forest of Dean

Hartpury is a village in Gloucestershire, on the west side of the River Severn found about five miles north of Gloucester and a mile south-west of Ashleworth village along the A417 in the Leadon Vale in the west of the county.

In a parish extending over 3,500 acres are about 270 homes and a population of about 1,642 at the 2011 census.

About the village

Hartpury also presents beautiful walks and strolls through the countryside. It has all the usual facilities; Post Office, a school, church and a vet. Hartpury College is based in the village.

The village contains several interesting buildings including the former home of the Canning family, Hartpury House , now part of the college. Hill House , also known as The Hill, is a large timber framed house which contains a very fine 16th century oak staircase and several plaster ceilings of the same period.

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