Churchdown, Gloucestershire - Definition

Churchdown is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It is within the parliamentary constituency of Tewkesbury.

It is in a semi-rural environment; so close to the city of Gloucester as to be treated by many as a suburb, but surrounded on three sides by open countryside. The local landmark is Churchdown Hill (also known as Chosen Hill), which rises above the Vale of Severn and has views over to the Cotswolds, Gloucester, Cheltenham, the Malverns and Wales. Chosen Hill was made famous by composer Herbert Howells. His Piano Quartet is dedicated "to the hill at Chosen and Ivor Gurney who knows it".

Churchdown has three Church of England Churches: St John's, St Andrew's and St Bartholemews. The latter is on the top of Churchdown Hill. The Village has several schools, two main rows of shops and some pubs.

The Village is unusual in having centres. The old centre, is near St Andrew's Church; the new centre is near St John's Church.

Churchdown is quite large for a village, with a population of about 5,000.