Elmstone Hardwicke

Elmstone Hardwicke

Elmstone Hardwicke is a village and sizeable parish north-west of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.

St Mary Magdelene Church may be considered the hub of the village; its location is gbmapping|so920260. The church has a ninth century carved stone head which is ornamented like the font at Deerhurst.

Elmstone Hardwicke is in the borough of Tewkesbury, the Cheltenham post town, and on the Coombe Hill, Cheltenham, telephone exchange. Nearby villages include Uckington, Stoke Orchard, and Tredington.

Elmstone Hardwicke shares a village hall with Uckington.

History

"The National Gazetteer" (1868):

External links

* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ElmstoneHardwicke/ GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy - Elmstone Hardwicke]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/%7eengcots/ElmstoneHardwickePhotos01.html Elmstone Hardwicke Parish Church] - includes a number of photos.

ee also

*Hardwicke
*Knightsbridge
*Piff's Elm


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