Places to see in ( South Cerney - UK )

Описание: Places to see in ( South Cerney - UK )

South Cerney is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, 3 miles south of Cirencester and close to the border with Wiltshire. It was founded in 999 by Saxon settlers, with a charter by King Aethelred II. South Cerney was winner of the best kept village award, (big villages) for 2001.

Arts and Theatre The Village is home to an active Theatre group called the South Cerney Players as well as two active singing groups, Bluenotes and Singing for Fun. The village of South Cerney lies within The Cotswold Water Park, an area made up of over 140 lakes, mostly formed by gravel extraction. Many of the lakes are now used for leisure activities including fishing and sailing.

South Cerney Sailing Club is well established in the Cotswold Water Park. South Cerney is also home to the South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre which was created in 1971 by Gloucestershire County Council as a non-profit organisation to promote outdoor learning and provide low cost outdoor activities for young people. It's also home to South Cerney Golf course. South Cerney Golf Course & Driving Range is a par 70 - 5,987yrds course.

South Cerney has a range of local amenities including a Post Office and newsagents (known as South Cerney News), Spar general store, hairdressers, a fish and chip shop, an Indian restaurant/takeaway, pharmacy and a dental surgery. There are 3 public houses in South Cerney, The Old George, The Royal Oak and The Eliot Arms Hotel. There is a Village Hall and Fenton' s Community Centre. Duke of Gloucester Barracks is located approximately 1 mile outside the Village.

The South Cerney church contains a replica of a beautiful carved wooden head and foot of Christ. Part of a crucifix that dates from the 12th Century, it is one of very few early medieval sculptures of Christ extant in England. The original is kept at the British Museum.
At the end of Silver Street in South Cerney is the Ann Edwards School, founded by Ann Edwards in 1834. And in nearby Station Road, an attractive row of gabled cottages dates from the 16th and 17th Centuries. The remains of some of the old railway line can also be found in this area of the village.

Cirencester is located at the hub of a significant road network with important routes to Gloucester (A417), Cheltenham (A435), Warwick (A429 "Fosseway"), Oxford (A40 via the B4425), Swindon (A419), Chippenham (A429), Bristol and Bath (A433), and Stroud (A419). The nearest railway station is a few miles away at Kemble which is on the main line to London (Paddington).

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