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Battledown

Coordinates: 51°53′N 2°03′W / 51.88°N 02.05°W / 51.88; -02.05
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Battledown
Battledown Trading Estate
Battledown is located in Gloucestershire
Battledown
Battledown
Location within Gloucestershire
Population5,460 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceSO9621
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCheltenham
Postcode districtGL52 6
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°53′N 2°03′W / 51.88°N 02.05°W / 51.88; -02.05

Battledown is a private residential estate in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In the 19th century a number of such private estates were established in the town; Battledown is the last to remain private, the rest having been merged into the wider town.[2] Battledown is one of the richest parts of Cheltenham; the average house price is approximately £1 million.[citation needed]

In the 1960s Battledown Manor became a home for boys between the ages of 9 and 16. The head was a retired Royal Marines Captain, J B Ward, and the manor housed some 15 to 20 boys from across England. All of the boys were sent to local schools in Charlton Kings and Cheltenham.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Cheltenham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ "History".
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