Tredington is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of Stoke Orchard near

Tewkesbury Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Ri ...

, in the

district, in the county of

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, England. The village has a church and a school. In 1931 the parish had a population of 92. The little church of St John the Baptist in Tredington is known for its wooden tower, a twelfth-century architectural plan, medieval stone benches, and the fossil of an ichthyosaurus displayed upon the floor of its porch. The steps, base and shaft of the churchyard cross are fourteenth century; the cross is modern.

History

The village was a member of the Confraternity of

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, a mediaeval order devoted to the care of

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s, near

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. The father of the musician

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was incumbent of the church from 1594 to 1609. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Tredington was merged with Stoke Orchard, part also went to

Education

The village school opened in 1880, and is located half way between Tredington and Stoke Orchard in order to serve both communities. Tredington Community Primary School, as it is now known, is a tiny school serving (at least) the villages of Tredington, Stoke Orchard, Elmstone-Hardwicke and Uckington. In 2005 it had 61 students aged 4–11.Tredington Community Primary School. OFSTED Inspection Report. 1 October 2008.
/ref> Most children leaving this school move on to Cleeve School in

Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop's Cleeve ...

, an establishment with a larger population (over 1000 pupils) than the villages served by Tredington School.

References

{{authority control Villages in Gloucestershire Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire Borough of Tewkesbury