Laverton, Gloucestershire
| Laverton | |
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 The centre of Laverton, Gloucestershire |
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 Map of Laverton and Buckland |
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| Laverton shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 224 (including Buckland) 2010 estimate |
| OS grid reference | SP073356 |
| • London | 83 mi (134 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | WR12 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Laverton is a village in Tewkesbury Borough in Gloucestershire, England. It lies less than a mile south of the village of Buckland, and is in the civil parish of Buckland. The cluster of cottages and farmhouses are built of local Cotswold stone, the oldest dating back at least to the 17th century. The nearby Honeybourne railway line currently terminates at Laverton Halt, and a long distance path crosses the village.
The village has a stone-built village hall, providing a 70-seat community building for the parish.
The Winchcombe Way long-distance path runs through the village. To the east of the village is Laverton Hill, formerly an area of Limestone quarries. This is part of a Cotswold escarpment that runs from Broadway to Winchcombe, and is part of the Cotswold Way National Trail.
There are eight listed buildings in Laverton.
Between 1905 and 1960, the village was served by Laverton Halt railway station on the Honeybourne line, part of the Great Western Railway network. In 2012, Laverton Halt was brought back into use by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, a steam heritage railway. Laverton currently serves as its northern terminus, with trains for 2013 running from Laverton to the station at Cheltenham Racecourse, some 12 miles (19 km) away. There are plans for the line to extend northward to Broadway, Worcestershire.
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