Gretton, Gloucestershire

Gretton, Gloucestershire

Gretton is a small village located at the foot of the western scarp of the Cotswolds, about 9 miles north of Cheltenham in the English county of Gloucestershire.

The village has a small primary school for children aged 4 to 11 years old, with four classes catering for about eighty children.cite web|title=Gretton Primary School|work=Ofsted Inspection Report|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/115/115558.pdf#search=%22gretton%20gloucestershire%22|format=pdf|author=Brian Gosling|year=2004|accessdate=2006-09-09]

The Anglican Church in the village is "Christ Church". Its bell tower houses a single bell, weighing four hundredweight (about 200kg).cite web|author=John Adams|title=1 and 2 Bell Towers|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ccaajpa/1and2.html|year=2006|work=University College London personal webpages|accessdate=2006-09-09] The War Memorial stands opposite Village Hall.

References

External links

* [http://www.winchcombeparish.org.uk/gretton.php Christ Church, Gretton] (Parish Website)

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