Slimbridge

Slimbridge is a village and civil parish near Dursley in Gloucestershire, England.

Slimbridge
Parish church of St. John the Evangelist; the canal at Patch Bridge, near the Wildfowl Reserve
Slimbridge is located in Gloucestershire
Slimbridge
Slimbridge
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,136 (2011, including Cambridge)[1]
OS grid referenceSO740035
Civil parish
  • Slimbridge
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLOUCESTER
Postcode districtGL2
Dialling code01453
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°43′41″N 2°22′41″W / 51.728°N 02.378°W / 51.728; -02.378

It is best known as the home of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge Reserve which was started by Sir Peter Scott.[2]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Sir Peter Scott". WWT. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.