Andoversford


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, reducing to 555 at the 2011 census.
The village runs parallel to the A40 and is on the River Coln. Amenities include a post office, two community or village halls, a primary school, a local shop and two pubs: the Royal Oak and the Kilkeney Inn. The disused animal stock market has been developed into a small housing estate.
In addition to its own primary school, Andoversfrod is now in the priority catchment area for Cotswold School, located in Charlton Kings. Formerly the village was in the catchment area for several schools including Balcarras. A variety of private schools are also within reach. Andoversford is located on the bus routes for the Balcarras, Cotswold and St Edward's schools. The village used to have a doctor's surgery which was a branch of the Sixway's clinic. This has now closed and the site is being sold for redevelopment.
The village has a community atmosphere and several meeting areas as well as annual events. These include point to point events on its point to point course, village fetes, social evenings, quizzes and live music. The events are organised by the Andoversford Social Events Committee, a group formed by local residents. The village also supports a football team, a cricket team, majorettes and has Cubs and Scout groups.
Andoversford is positioned close to four golf courses - Shipton Golf Course, Naunton Downs Golf Club, Cotswold Hills Golf Club and Lillybrook Golf Club.
Cheltenham town is five minutes by car; Gloucester is 25 minutes.

Governance

The village is part of 'Sandywell' electoral ward. This ward starts at Andoversford in the east and stretches to Notgrove in the west. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,829.