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  Tewkesbury - LoveToKnow 1911
The borough was incorporated by Elizabeth by a charter of 1574, which was confirmed in 1604, 1605, 160 9 (when the manor and borough were sold to the corporation) and 1685, while the town was governed under the charter granted by William III.
Tewkesbury was once celebrated for the manufacture of mustard, which ceased to be important at the end of the 18th century.
Tewkesbury was strategically important in the Wars of the Roses, and was the site of a battle in 1471, and in the Civil War was four times besieged.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Tewkesbury   (905 words)

  
 Tewkesbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tewkesbury was incorporated during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Tewkesbury's other notable bridge is the stone-built King John's Bridge over the Avon, commissioned by King John in the late 12th century as part of improvements to the main road from Gloucester to Worcester.
Tewkesbury Mustard, a creamy blend of mustard and horseradish, made the town famous in the 17th century and is again being manufactured.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tewkesbury   (1774 words)

  
 BBC - Gloucestershire - About Gloucestershire - Historic Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is an attractive, historic town dominated by timber-framed buildings with overhanging eaves and has a fascinating maze of small alleyways behind the main streets.
Tewkesbury was designated as a Conservation Area in 1967 with over 200 listed buildings, and although several new buildings have been erected in the town centre since 1960, local authorities have considerable powers in the area of preservation, hopefully avoiding further loss of valuable old buildings and damage to the town's streetscape.
Tewkesbury's glory is its Abbey, founded by Robert Fitz Hamon at the end of the 11th century as a Benedictine monastery.
www.bbc.co.uk /gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/05/13/historic_tewkesbury_feature.shtml   (1457 words)

  
 The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991
(7) The parts of the borough of Tewkesbury and the parish of Southam marked A12, A13 and A15 on boundary map 5 shall be transferred to the borough of Cheltenham.
(2) The parts of the borough of Tewkesbury and the parish of Leckhampton marked A25 and A26 on boundary map 6 shall be transferred to the district of Cotswold.
(3) The parts of the borough of Tewkesbury and the parish of Badgeworth marked A28 and A32 on boundary map 7 and A39 on boundary map 8 shall be transferred to the district of Cotswold.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1991/Uksi_19910281_en_1.htm   (1675 words)

  
 Tewkesbury Borough Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tewkesbury Borough Council has approved plans from the Jet Age Museum to use the former Gloster Aircraft Company factory in Bentham as a temporary home, while a £1.5m lottery application for a permanent site at Brockworth is processed.
Tewkesbury Borough Council is to consider plans from Hamilton's, the chartered surveyors, for the development of a £5.5m livestock market at Innsworth.
Tewkesbury Borough Council has approved plans from Hirata of Japan to build a car parts factory in Ashchurch, which will create up to 175 jobs and supply body parts to Honda in Swindon.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /tel61680.htm   (102 words)

  
 Tewkesbury - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Tewkesbury, borough, Gloucestershire, central England, at the confluence of the Severn and Upper Avon rivers.
Roses, Wars of the : battles : Tewkesbury, Battle of: Margaret of Anjou
The birth of Margaret's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, destroyed York's claim to the throne; in 1455 an armed struggle for power, the Wars of the...
ca.encarta.msn.com /Tewkesbury.html   (94 words)

  
 GENUKI: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
The borough has returned two members to parliament since 1609, and was extended by the Reform Act so as to include the whole of the parish.
The area of the borough is 1,890 acres, and the municipal revenue about £900.
"SOUTHWICK, a township in the parish and borough of Tewkesbury, county Gloucester, 2 miles from Tewkesbury.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/GLS/Tewkesbury/Gaz1868.html   (657 words)

  
 Tewkesbury.net - Tewkesbury Medieval Festival 2005
Tewkesbury News from 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
It includes a large scale re-enactment of the battle, with knights in full steel armour, archers with the traditional English Longbow and foot soldiers armed with an array of weapons of the period along with early cannons and guns.
Tewkesbury's main streets will be decorated with banners displaying the arms of knights who fought on both sides in the battle of Tewkesbury.
www.tewkesbury.net /features/feature001.asp   (654 words)

  
 BBC - Gloucestershire - Interactive - A tour of Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury may not be as large as Cheltenham and Gloucester but it is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in England.
Throughout most of recorded history, Tewkesbury was the second most important settlement in Gloucestershire, only being overtaken in size by Cheltenham in the late 18th century.
It was saved from destruction by the townspeople of Tewkesbury after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the reign on Henry VIII.
www.bbc.co.uk /gloucestershire/interactive/interactive_map/tewkesbury/tewkesbury.shtml   (356 words)

  
 Tewkesbury Borough Council - About Tewkesbury - History - Tewkesbury Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tewkesbury was in the territory of the Hwicce, a sub-kingdom of Mercia
The Abbey Church is purchased from the Crown for £453, the value of the lead on the roof and of the bellmetal.
Borough by-laws provide that the principal burgesses, inkeepers taverners chandlers and victuallers should hang lights outside their houses every winter evening when there was no moon
archive.tewkesbury.gov.uk /about/history/time-tewkesbury.asp   (1262 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Battlefield saved from building
Borough planners accepted claims that there was insufficient proof it was the real site - even though it was included in English Heritage's "definitive" list of principal battlefields.
Tewkesbury Battlefield Society raised a petition opposing the scheme with 442 signatures, and many people wrote letters of objection.
Historians argued at the inquiry that the Battle of Tewkesbury was a turning point in English history, leading to fundamental changes in monarchy and government.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/294861.stm?CFID=4463422&CFTOKEN=39682409   (208 words)

  
 Visit Cotswolds and Severn Vale - Tewkesbury Heritage Project
In December 2004, the Borough Council was awarded a grant of £1,339,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the new Tewkesbury Heritage Interpretation Project.
Tewkesbury Tourist Information Centre will be re-located onto the ground floor and the rest of the building, particularly the upper floors, will be used to explain the history of the town and the battle of Tewkesbury.
This funding is a major success for the borough as the area, in general, has not received its fair share of Lottery cash.
www.visitcotswoldsandsevernvale.gov.uk /heritage   (604 words)

  
 A Tewkesbury at Local.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tewkesbury Borough Council - Information about the council and its services, latest news, job vacancies, leisure facilities and community...
Provided by Tewkesbury Borough Council and includes attractions, events, short breaks, and searchable database of accommodation.
The Battle of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, which took place on May 4, 1471, completed one phase of the Wars of the Roses.It put a temporary...
www.local.co.uk /Tewkesbury/A   (180 words)

  
 The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of Tewkesbury shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003[6] and every fourth year after 2003.
The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3).
Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Tewkesbury Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2001/20013881.htm   (1354 words)

  
 1900-
A parade to celebrate the relief of Mafeking (Boar War) and the Sovereign's 81st birthday was headed by the Tewkesbury Bugle Band.
Guests were: Mayor of Tewkesbury, Rt Hon Earl of Coventry and Countess, Rt Hon Sir J.E. Dorington.
The Tewkesbury Borough Band headed the procession to and from the Abbey.
users.tinyworld.co.uk /cookie.monster/1900-1910.htm   (960 words)

  
 Bin Tewkesbury Council - Campaign for Weekly Refuse Collection in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tewkesbury Borough Council (Gloucestershire, UK) is planning to switch its weekly domestic bin refuse collection to fortnightly.
Tewkesbury Borough Council - see what they have to say.
A fine example of what Tewkesbury Borough Council should be doing instead of their expensive and energy-inefficient recycling programme.
www.bintewkesburycouncil.com   (450 words)

  
 Tewkesbury Borough Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The collections in Tewkesbury Borough Museum reflect human activity in the region over the last 5000 years.
Tewkesbury Borough Museum The mission of Tewkesbury Borough Museum (TBM) is to explore and celebrate the cultural history of the region.
Tewkesbury Borough Museum is a fully-registered museum with independent charity status.
www.tewkesburymuseum.org   (225 words)

  
 Cooper Introduction
The Battle of Tewkesbury is an obscure artifact.
The Battle of Tewkesbury, despite the author's earnest desire to be engaged by the literary community as we shall see in a moment, evidently received no attention whatsoever in the newspapers or literary periodicals.
The Battle of Tewkesbury is told with clear sympathies for the defeated Lancastrians, the bearers of the Red Rose.
www.unl.edu /Corvey/html/Etexts/CooperCecilia/CooperEssay.htm   (3285 words)

  
 mtw(st1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This assessment consists of a first stage review of the pollutants in the Borough and indicates areas where second stage assessment must be undertaken.
This means that an average person within the Borough would be exposed to an average concentration of 0.2 ppm in the 8 hour assessment period compared with the objective standard of 10 ppm over an 8 hour period (the objective).
In terms of the Objective the average person within the Borough would, over a 15 minute period, be exposed to an average concentration between 2.1 and 8.0 ppb.
uwe.ac.uk /aqm/centre/region/gloucestershire/tewkesbury/mtw(st1).html   (4060 words)

  
 Tewkesbury.net - News
This site is the definitive Internet resource for anyone seeking information on the town of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, U.K. You can source information on many aspects of Tewkesbury life, its community organisations, its businesses and the services & products that they offer.
Tewkesbury Borough sent 200 sports mad youngsters to the Western Counties Youth Games last weekend (June 2-3).
Andy Sanders the Borough Council's youth sports development officer, and team manager said: "All the Tewkesbury Borough participants really played their hearts out and showed a fantastic attitude throughout."
www.tewkesbury.net /news/newsarticle.asp?NewsID=210   (224 words)

  
 Tewkesbury and Tower Hamlets beacon events
Tewkesbury Borough Council provides an excellent example of how a small rural district can promote community cohesion within the context of 'middle England', achieving positive results.
Similarly, the contrast between considerable wealth around Docklands and the borough’s ranking as one of the most deprived in the country adds to the risk of division.
The election of Britain’s first BNP councillor a decade ago was a wake-up call, and we have put considerable energy into encouraging community cohesion since.The key factors in our success include: active and involved partnership; high aspirations for all communities; ambitious targets to accelerate improvement; strong and responsive communication networks.
www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk /idk/core/page.do?pageId=72039   (638 words)

  
 Tewkesbury Borough Council - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Gloucestershire Bus Pass is free to pensioners and people with disabilities who live in Tewkesbury Borough.
Tewkesbury Borough Council has joined up with Barclaycard to make paying for council services as simple as clicking your mouse.
The Roses theatre has been a staple part of the Boroughs arts and entertainment output for many years...
www.tewkesburybc.gov.uk   (320 words)

  
 tewkmop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tewkesbury Mop fair covers most of the town centre and has fun and games for all the family.
Returning by coach to the Borough Council offices for traditional fair food and the presentation of cheques, for the Mayor's charities, from the Showmans Guild.
On this occasion, a silver salver was presented from Tewkesbury Town, to Showman Mr Danter, in recognition for all his service to Tewkesbury over a considerable number of years.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /mayorofevesham/tewkmop.htm   (147 words)

  
 Tewkesbury (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tewkesbury is a local government district and borough in Gloucestershire, south-west England.
It is named after its main town, Tewkesbury.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal borough of Tewkesbury, along with Cheltenham Rural District and part of Gloucester Rural District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tewkesbury_(borough)   (131 words)

  
 GNN - Government News Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is currently on the Buildings at Risk register, but thanks to funding from English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Tewkesbury Borough Council and Tewkesbury Town Council, an exciting project is underway that should ensure that the building is saved for future generations.
Forthcoming work will see Tewkesbury Tourist Information Centre re-located onto the ground floor of the Hat Shop and the rest of the building, particularly the upper floors, used to explain the history of the town, particularly built and social heritage and the battle of Tewkesbury.
The project involves the relocation of Tewkesbury Tourist Information Centre and a new heritage attraction which will focus on the building's own historic development and social history and the wider relationship with the development of Tewkesbury over time.
www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=162605&NewsAreaID=2   (1456 words)

  
 Tewkesbury Fair Society - Newsletter 2004
Once again I should like to thank the committee on behalf of all the members for their efforts during the last twelve months, and also, I thank you, the members, for your continued support of the Society.
It was put on display in the town hall basement for a short time and later remained unused until 1981.
Volunteers of the museum then took on the large task of sorting out the pieces then repairing and assembling them to the condition they are today.
www.tewkesburyfairsociety.co.uk /newsletter05.html   (705 words)

  
 Michael David Kean-Price - Town Crier for the Town of Tewkesbury, South West Midlands, England, UK
In late 2000 Tewkesbury Town Council decided to purchase a new uniform for the Town Crier to be supplied by the well-known bespoke tailors Michaels of Bristol.
Since his official appointment as Town Crier to the Ancient Town of Tewkesbury in the Cotswold County of Gloucestershire in 1998, Michael has become involved with the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471) Re-enactment group - The Companions of the Black Bear and has appeared since the 2000 re-enactment as their herald.
Michael is a collector of folk songs and tales, and has also visited schools as a storyteller of these together with his own stories and poems.
www.towncrier.freeservers.com   (523 words)

  
 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK links
Tewkesbury School is an 11 - 18 co-educational comprehensive school serving the community of Tewkesbury and the surounding area.
Tewkesbury Town Band is the local brass band based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
Tewkesbury YMCA FC is the towns leading football club and run two teams in the Cheltenham Association League.
www.tewkesbury.org.uk /tewkesbury-links01.htm   (3443 words)

  
 LA efficiency statements: Stockton on Tees to Tewkesbury - Communities and Local Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Council delivers quality services to its residents and does not want efficiency savings to have a negative impact on services or the residents of the Borough.
The target for efficiency gains at Tewkesbury, of £320,000, was based on the Council's FSS expenditure, and used an expenditure figure of £9,889,000, the Council's budgeted expenditure for 2004/05 was £7599,000.
This is a £60,000 reduction in the target figure giving £260,000 as a revised target.
www.communities.gov.uk /index.asp?id=1135439   (211 words)

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