Berkeley, Gloucestershire

Berkeley
Berkeley is located in Gloucestershire
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population2,252 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceST684992
• London120 mi (190 km) E
Civil parish
  • Berkeley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBERKELEY
Postcode districtGL13
Dialling code01453
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°41′28″N 2°27′32″W / 51.691°N 2.459°W / 51.691; -2.459

Berkeley (/ˈbɑːrkli/ BARK-lee) is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Vale of Berkeley between the east bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle, where the imprisoned King Edward II is believed to have been murdered, as well as the birthplace of the physician Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine.

  1. ^ "BERKELEY". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.