Elkstone
Village in Gloucestershire, England
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Elkstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 203,[1] increasing to 248 at the 2011 census.[2]
| Elkstone | |
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Elkstone Church | |
  Elkstone Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 248 (2011 census) |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL53 |
| Dialling code | 01242 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of its post town, Cheltenham, and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Cirencester, Elkstone lies within the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
History
Elkstone was listed as Elchestane in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] The Church of St John the Evangelist was built in Elkstone around 1160.[4] It is a grade I listed building and contains an impressive Norman tympanum and Saxon stones.[5]
Governance
The civil parish of Elkstone forms part of the Ermin ward, which is in the district of Cotswold, represented by Councillor Julia Judd, a member of the Conservative Party.[6]
Elkstone is part of the parliamentary constituency of North Cotswolds,[7] represented at parliament by Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[8] Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
