Tetbury

Tetbury is a town and civil parish in the Cotswold district in Gloucestershire, England. It is 10.53 square kilometers and had 5250 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Gressenhall lies on the River Whitewater near East Dereham.

History

Tetbury is located on the site of an ancient hill fort, which had been replaced already at the time of the Anglo-Saxons, probably 681 by King Ine of Wesses, by a monastery.

Attractions

  • Market House ( 1655)
  • Church of St Mary the Virgin and St. Mary Magdalene (18th century)
  • Church of St Saviour (1848 )
  • Chavenage House ( 1590 ), 2.5 miles northwest of Tetbury
  • Highgrove House, residence of Prince Charles, in Doughton, southwest of Tetbury
  • Westonbirt Arboretum Forestry Commission

Personalities

  • Rod Keller (1900-1954), Canadian General, born in Tetbury
  • Mark Phillips ( b. 1948 ), brother of Prince Charles, who was born in Tetbury
  • Place in Gloucestershire
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