Bishop's Cleeve
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Bishop's Cleeve is a large village in Gloucestershire, England, near Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. It dates back at least to the 8th century, though Iron Age and Roman remains have also been found. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, there were approximately 100 people living there. The oldest houses still standing are from the 12th and 13th centuries.
The village expanded in the 1960s with the opening of the of the nearby Smith's Industries factory, as many new houses were built for the workers. Bishop's Cleeve secondary school was opened in 1956. The village expanded again in the mid 1980s. A bypass for the main A435 road was constructed in the late 1980s, and further housing was construction around the new road. At around the same time a large office building for Eagle Star Insurance (now Zurich Financial Services) was constructed along side the old Priory building.
The village was served by a local railway line from Cheltenham to Stratford-upon-Avon, until its passenger services ended in 1960. The line has since been reopened as a tourist railway, called the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
Bishop’s Cleeve is bordered by the village of Woodmancote to the east, the old railway track divides the two parishes
External links
- Bishop's Cleeve Parish Council (http://www.bishopscleevepc.org/)
- Bishop's Community Site (http://www.bishopscleeve.com/)
- Photos and history (http://www.imagesofbishopscleeve.info/)
- Cleeve Secondary School (http://www.cleeve.gloucs.sch.uk/)
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