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Cheltenham (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ l t n ə m /) is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the most complete Regency town in Britain.
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Plans for a railway were first drafted in 1872. The Charlton...
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Cheltenham began as an Anglo-Saxon village over 1200 years ago. In 1226 it became a market town, which was the basis of its economy until the 18th century, when its medicinal waters were...
Jan 22, 2021 · Cheltenham is a large town in the English county of Gloucestershire, well known for its Regency architecture, Ladies College, shops and gardens.
In 1840, the first of the town’s railway stations was opened and the Victorian period saw the opening of hospitals, bath-houses, an opera house and theatre, a free library and municipal art gallery and several parks and recreation grounds.
The last 100 years. The 20th-century town grew rapidly, becoming a centre for business and administration. Accessibility to the A40 trunk road, the main railway, the M5 and airport connections,...
Cheltenham is the most complete Regency town in England and one of the few English towns in which traditional and contemporary architecture complement each other. For details of the town's...
The town developed as a spa. Its heyday came between 1788 and the 1840s, following King George III’s visit. From these years come many of the elements which make Cheltenham England’s most complete Regency town – its pump rooms, villas, terraces and gardens.
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