Elkstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 203,[1] increasing to 248 at the 2011 census[2]
| Elkstone | |
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 Elkstone Church | |
  Elkstone Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 248 (2011 Census) |
| E | |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL53 |
| Dialling code | 01242 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of its post town, Cheltenham, and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Cirencester, Elkstone lies within the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
History
editElkstone was listed as Elchestane in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] The Church of St John the Evangelist was built in Elkstone around 1160.[4]It is a grade I listed building and contains an impressive norman tympanum and saxon stones.[5]
Governance
editThe civil parish of Elkstone forms part of the Ermin ward, which is in the district of Cotswold, represented by Councillor Julia Judd, a member of the Conservative Party.[6]
Elkstone is part of the parliamentary constituency of The Cotswolds, represented at parliament by Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[7] Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
See also
editReferences
edit- Footnotes
- ^ "Area: Elkstone CP (Parish) — Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 12 August 2011
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Documents Online — Image Details", www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/, The National Archives, retrieved 12 August 2011
- ^ Verey, pp. 144–146
- ^ "Church of St. John the Evangelist". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Member's Details — Mr Nicholas John Walter Parsons", www.cotswold.gov.uk, Cotswold District Council, retrieved 5 January 2016
- ^ "Find Your MP — The Cotswolds", www.parliament.uk, Parliament of the United Kingdom, retrieved 12 August 2011
- Bibliography
- Verey, David (1976), Cotswold Churches, B.T. Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-3054-0
External links
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Media related to Elkstone at Wikimedia Commons
