Tredington | |
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![]() St. John the Baptist's church, Tredington | |
Location within
Gloucestershire | |
OS grid reference | SO903294 |
Civil parish | |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Tewkesbury |
Postcode district | GL20 |
Dialling code | 01684 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Tredington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stoke Orchard near Tewkesbury, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The village has a church [1] and a school. [2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 92. [3]
The little church of St John the Baptist in Tredington is known for its wooden tower, a twelfth-century architectural plan, medieval stone benches, and the fossil of an ichthyosaurus displayed upon the floor of its porch. [4] The steps, base and shaft of the churchyard cross are fourteenth century; the cross is modern. [5]
The village was a member of the Confraternity of Burton Lazars, a mediaeval order devoted to the care of lepers, near Melton Mowbray. [6] The father of the musician Thomas Tomkins was incumbent of the church from 1594 to 1609. [7]
On 1 April 1935 the parish of Tredington was merged with Stoke Orchard, [8] part also went to Tewkesbury. [9]
The village school opened in 1880, [10] and is located halfway between Tredington and Stoke Orchard in order to serve both communities. Tredington Primary School, as it is now known, is a small community school serving the villages of Tredington, Stoke Orchard, Elmstone-Hardwicke, Walton Cardiff, Uckington and Bishop's Cleeve. In 2005 it had 61 students aged 4–11. [11] On 1 September 2020, the school converted to academy status and became part of the Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. [12] Since then, the school has benefited from wider funding provision from GLA and modern EYFS phonics practices supported via Mangotsfield School English Hub. The school received a strong 'Good' report from the most recent OFSTED inspection. [13] Most children leaving this school move on to Cleeve School in Bishop's Cleeve, an establishment with a larger population (over 1000 pupils) than the villages served by Tredington School.