Eastington is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies 4 miles west of Stroud and 9 miles south of Gloucester at the entrance to the Stroud Valley. It is west of the town of Stonehouse and south of 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 | |
|---|---|
 Finger post, Eastington | |
  Eastington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 2,439 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO774053 |
| Civil parish |
|
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STONEHOUSE |
| Postcode district | GL10 |
| Dialling code | 01453 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Community
editEastington parish includes farms and former mills. The village contains retail outlets including a Co-op incorporating a post office, a butchers, two pubs, one hairdresser, and a garage. At nearby Claypits there is a farm shop and a coach company. There is a community centre with sports field, and a village hall. The local primary school provides for about 140 pupils, and is situated adjacent to the Church of England St Michael and All Angel's at Churchend. There is also the independent evangelical Church of Christ the King.
The nature reserve of Five Acre Grove lies east of the parish in Leonard Stanley, and is designated a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[2]
The village is part of 'Eastington and Standish' electoral ward, which 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
edit- ^ "EASTINGTON". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites Archived 13 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Eastington and Standish ward 2011". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
External links
edit
Media related to Eastington, Stroud at Wikimedia Commons
- Eastington, from Elrington et al. (1972), A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10, pp. 123–139. Victoria County History series, via British History Online
- GENUKI(tm) index page for Eastington
- Eastington Primary School web site
- Owen Harris Sports and Playing Fields Website
- Keep Eastington Rural Website
- Stroud Voices (Eastington filter) - oral history site
 | This Gloucestershire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |