Edgeworth is a small village and

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in the English county of

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. It is located east of Stroud, west of

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and south of Cheltenham. The Church of St Mary was built in 11th century. It is a grade I

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Governance

Edgeworth is part of the Ermin

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of the

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of Cotswold, represented by

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Nicholas Parsons, a member of the Conservative Party. Edgeworth is part of the constituency of

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, represented at

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by Conservative

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(MP)

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. Prior to

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in 2020, it was part of the

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constituency of the

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Villages in Gloucestershire Cotswold District {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub