Elkstone

Elkstone
Elkstone Church
Elkstone
Elkstone shown within Gloucestershire
Population	248 (2011 Census)
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Civil parish	Elkstone
District	Cotswold
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cheltenham
Postcode district	GL53
Dialling code	01242

Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	The Cotswolds
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°48′31″N 2°02′58″W / 51.8085°N 2.0495°W / 51.8085; -2.0495Coordinates: 51°48′31″N 2°02′58″W / 51.8085°N 2.0495°W / 51.8085; -2.0495

Elkstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 203, increasing to 248 at the 2011 census

Approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of its post town, Cheltenham, and approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Cirencester, Elkstone lies within the Cotswolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Elkstone was listed as Elchestane in the Domesday Book of 1086. A church was built in Elkstone around 1160.

The civil parish of Elkstone is forms part of the ward or Ermin, which is in the district of Cotswold, represented by Councillor Nicholas Parsons, a member of the Conservative Party.