Prescott
Prescott is a settlement and civil parish in the Cotswolds within the English county of Gloucestershire. There are scattered farms and houses. There may once have been a settlement around the chapel. Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a motor sport event held in the parish.Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 94 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Also known as: “Prescott (civil parish), Gloucestershire” and “Prescott, Gloucestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dixton Wood and Gotherington railway station.
Dixton Wood
Deciduous forest
Dixton Wood is a 13.14-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 2000. Dixton Wood is recognised as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive.
Gotherington railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gwsralex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gotherington railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gotherington in Gloucestershire, England. The station is located just to the north of the village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winchcombe and Bishop’s Cleeve.
Winchcombe
Photo: Prichardson, Public domain.
Winchcombe is a town of 5,300 people in the Cotswolds. Winchcombe is a popular destination for walkers and history fans. With people often visiting the running Gloucestershire Warwickshire Heritage Railway steam train that connects it to Broadway and the Cheltenham Racecourse; and Sudeley Castle, the burial place of Queen Katherine Parr, that lies on its outskirts.
Bishop’s Cleeve
Town
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop’s Cleeve is situated 2 miles southwest of Prescott.
Woodmancote
Village
Photo: Paul Higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodmancote is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. The parish lies immediately east of Bishop's Cleeve; the village is about 3+1⁄2 miles north of Cheltenham.
Prescott
- Categories: civil parish and village
- Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.965° or 51° 57′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.0143° or 2° 0′ 51″ westPopulation
94Elevation
515 feet (157 metres)Open location code
9C3VXX7P+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 298896077OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
7298612Wikidata ID
Q7240834
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Prescott” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Prescott (parokya)”
- Cebuano: “Prescott”
- French: “Prescott”
- Irish: “Prescott”
- Polish: “Prescott”
- Swedish: “Prescott (parish)”
- Swedish: “Prescott, Gloucestershire”
- Turkish: “Prescott, Gloucestershire”
- “Prescott”
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