Brockworth
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | GLOUCESTER | ||
| ZIP code section | GL3 | ||
| prefix | 01452 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Gloucestershire | ||
| District | Tewkesbury | ||
| Website: brockworth-pc.gov.uk | |||
Brockworth is a small English town in the county of Gloucestershire .
location
Brockworth is located in the English county of Gloucestershire, a few kilometers east of Gloucester . The M5 motorway runs between the two towns and the A417 runs to the north . Cooper's Hill rises to the south . The A46 runs east past Brockworth.
Cheese races
The Traditional Cheese Race is a four-day event on Cooper's Hill near Brockworth. The participants run four laps after a loaf of Gloucester cheese rolling down Cooper's Hill.
Population development
In 1831 the small town had 386 inhabitants. In 1848 it had 408 inhabitants, in 1851 it had 425.
Attractions
- St. George's Church, 14th century church
Individual evidence
- ↑ The A417 Brockworth Bypass ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF file, 1.4 MB, (English)
- ^ Cooper's Hill near Brockworth, is 4 miles southeast of Gloucester and is on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment. ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187359/Hundreds-gather-cheese-rolling-mayhem-Double-Gloucester-daredevils-risk-life-limb.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50833
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History of St. George
