Whaddon, Cheltenham

This article is about the area of Whaddon in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. For the village of Whaddon in the Stroud District, see Whaddon, Gloucestershire.

Whaddon is an area in the North Eastern part of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Whaddon Road, the home of Cheltenham Town Football Club (currently playing in the English Football League Division 2) is situated here.

Location

Clyde Crescent (a large circular park) can be deemed as constituting its geographical centre and is the focus of many community based activities, particularly during the summer. Another centre of community activity are Parklands Community Centre.

Much of Whaddons housing affords views of the nearby escarpment that surrounds this part of Cheltenham, part of which has been designated by the Countryside Agency as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or AONB.

References

http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Whaddon-place-old-fashioned-family-values-says/story-25920005-detail/story.html

Coordinates: 51°54′19″N 2°3′15″W / 51.90528°N 2.05417°W / 51.90528; -2.05417

Suburbs of Cheltenham

Alstone Arle Benhall Charlton Kings Fairview Fiddlers Green Hesters Way Lansdown Leckhampton Montpellier Pittville Prestbury The Reddings Rowanfield St. Marks St. Pauls Swindon Village Up Hatherley Whaddon Wyman's Brook

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