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Hartpury is a civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.[1] It has an area of about 3,500 acres (1,400 ha), about 270 homes and a population of about 700 people, increasing to 1,642 at the 2011 census.[2] The village is about 5 miles (8 km) north of Gloucester. Geographically the parish is in Leadon Vale; administratively it is in the Forest of Dean. The Hartpury University and Hartpury College campus is based in the village.

Hartpury
Hartpury parish church
Hartpury Location within Gloucestershire
Population	1,642 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO799248
Civil parish	Hartpury
District	Forest of Dean
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gloucester
Postcode district	GL 19
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Forest of Dean
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51.92765°N 2.29743°W / 51.92765; -2.29743

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward runs north to Corse. The total ward population at the 2011 census was 2,496.[3]

Architecture

The village has several interesting buildings including the former home of the Canning family, Hartpury House, now part of the college.^{[citation needed]} Hill House, also known as The Hill, is a large timber-framed house which contains a sixteenth-century oak staircase and several plaster ceilings of the same period. The village hall was built in 2013 and won a design award from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).[4]^{[better source needed]}

Notable people

The First World War poet F. W. Harvey was born at Marlsend, Murrell's End, Hartpury on 26 March 1888. His father was Howard Frederick Harvey, a farmer and horse dealer. 3 times National Hunt champion jockey Terry Biddlecombe was born at Hartpury Court in 1941.[5]

References

External links

Media related to Hartpury at Wikimedia Commons

• Hartpury Parish Council
• Hartpury Primary School

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