Winchcombe
Sign in to saveWinchcombe () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire, England, situated northeast of Cheltenham. The population was recorded as 4,538 in the 2011 census and estimated at 5,347 in 2019. The town is located in the Cotswolds and has many features and buildings dating back to medieval times. In 2021 it was the primary strike site of the eponymous Winchcombe meteorite.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Winchcombe
- UK place.static_image
- Winchcombecr.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Gloucester Street, Winchcombe
- UK place.population
- 5,121
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Tewkesbury
- UK place.shire_county
- Gloucestershire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Tewkesbury
- UK place.post_town
- CHELTENHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- GL54
- UK place.postcode_area
- GL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01242
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP025285
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Winchcombe () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire, England, situated northeast of Cheltenham. The population was recorded as 4,538 in the 2011 census and estimated at 5,347 in 2019. The town is located in the Cotswolds and has many features and buildings dating back to medieval times. In 2021 it was the primary strike site of the eponymous Winchcombe meteorite.
==History== The Belas Knap Neolithic long barrow on Cleeve Hill above Winchcombe, dates from about 3000 BCE. The name Winchcombe derives from the Old English wincelcumb meaning 'corner combe' (valley). In Anglo-Saxon times, Winchcombe was a major community in Mercia, favoured by King Coenwulf of Mercia, the others being Lichfield and Tamworth. In the 11th century, the town was briefly the county town of Winchcombeshire. The Anglo-Saxon St Kenelm, said to be a son of Coenwulf, is believed to be buried here.