Toddington is a village and
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in north
Gloucestershire
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in
Tewkesbury Borough
The Borough of Tewkesbury is a local government district with borough status in Gloucestershire, England. The borough is named after its largest town, Tewkesbury where the council is based. The district also includes the town of Winchcombe an ...
, located approximately north-east of
Cheltenham
Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...
with a population of 419 at the
2011 census.
The village is split into two, the "Old Town" near the church and the "New Town" at the crossing of the
B4077 and
B4632 roads. The village pub, ''The Pheasant'', is situated at the heart of the village, next to the village shop.
Parish church
Despite the size of the village, it has a large church,
St Andrew's which contains the marble tombs of local nobility, the
Tracy family, who variously lived at
Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle is a Grade I listed castle in the parish of Sudeley, in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The castle has 10 notable gardens covering some within a estate nestled within th ...
,
Hailes Abbey
Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey, in the small village of Hailes, Gloucestershire, Hailes, two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in 1246 as a daughter establishment of Beaulieu Abbey. The abbey wa ...
and
Toddington Manor.
Toddington Manor
Toddington Manor lies between New Town and Old Town and was bought by the
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the English painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist. Between 1991 and 2016, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible (this restriction was removed for the 2017 award). ...
-winning artist
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and art collector. He was one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest ...
in 2005 with plans to turn the manor into a museum of his work.
3 The Square, Toddington, is a residential conversion of the old stable block of the Manor House. It dates back to c. 1800 and was possibly built by C. Beazley for Charles Hanbury-Tracy.
Railways
Toddington railway station
Toddington railway station serves the village of Toddington, Gloucestershire, Toddington in Gloucestershire, England. Since 1984 it has been the main base of operations for the heritage railway, heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
Th ...
is located in New Town on the
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway heritage line, which runs between Broadway and Cheltenham Racecourse.
Also located in the village is the narrow gauge
Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway, which is also known by its pre-2018 name, the North Gloucestershire Railway.
See also
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Taddington, Gloucestershire
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Teddington, Gloucestershire
References
External links
Villages in Gloucestershire
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