Winchcombe

Winchcombe
Gloucester Street, Winchcombe
Winchcombe is located in Gloucestershire
Winchcombe
Winchcombe
Location within Gloucestershire
Population5,121 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP025285
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHELTENHAM
Postcode districtGL54
Dialling code01242
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°57′18″N 1°57′54″W / 51.955°N 1.965°W / 51.955; -1.965

Winchcombe (/ˈwɪnkəm/) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire, England, it is 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Cheltenham. The population was recorded as 4,538 in the 2011 census and estimated at 5,347 in 2019.[2] The town is located in the Cotswolds and has many features and buildings dating back to medieval times. In 2021 it was the primary strike site of the eponymous Winchcombe meteorite.

  1. ^ "Winchcombe". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ City Population. Retrieved 3 December 2020.