Andoversford

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Andoversford is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about six miles east of Cheltenham. The parish had a population of 668 according to the 2001 census.

The village runs parallel to the A40 and is located on the River Coln. Amenities include a village post office, two community or village halls, a primary school, a pub called the "Royal Oak", two local shops and a (mostly disused) animal stock market.

In easy reach of Andoversford are three other pubs/restaurants: "The Frog Mill", a large hotel/pub/restaurant on the road from the A40 to Gloucester;"The Kilkenny", a more upmarket, and more expensive, restaurant further up the same road;and "The Mill at Withington", a Samuel Smiths owned pub off the forementioned road in the small village of Withington.

Cheltenham town is 15 minutes, on a quiet Sunday morning at 9 am, further down the A40; Gloucester is a mere 25 minutes, approximately.

There is an industrial estate adjacent to the village. There was an incident here on 4 September 2006 which resulted in a few days of disruptions to the villagers; see link below.

ee also

* Andoversford railway station
* Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station

External links

* [http://www.andoversford.gloucs.sch.uk Andoversford Primary School]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/5313678.stm BBC News article]