Oakridge, Gloucestershire
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Oakridge is a village in Gloucestershire
, England
. The parish church is St. Bartholomew's Church. It is just on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire
.
Oakridge consists of five hamlets; Oakridge Lynch, Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Bournes Green
, and Tunley. Within Oakridge Lynch can be found the parish church
of St. Bartholomew's, the nearby Oakridge Parochial School primary, the village Shop and Post Office, The Butchers Arms pub, and the Village Hall. The Butchers Arms is an 18th Century building with stone walls and oak beamed ceilings.
The Annual Oakridge Village Show is held on the first Saturday in September at the local recreation ground.
, one of the surveyors of America's Mason-Dixon Line, (the other being Jeremiah Dixon), came from here.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish church is St. Bartholomew's Church. It is just on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
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Oakridge consists of five hamlets; Oakridge Lynch, Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Bournes Green
Bournes Green
Bournes Green is a village in Gloucestershire, England....
, and Tunley. Within Oakridge Lynch can be found the parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of St. Bartholomew's, the nearby Oakridge Parochial School primary, the village Shop and Post Office, The Butchers Arms pub, and the Village Hall. The Butchers Arms is an 18th Century building with stone walls and oak beamed ceilings.
The Annual Oakridge Village Show is held on the first Saturday in September at the local recreation ground.
Notable residents
Charles MasonCharles Mason
Charles Mason was an English astronomer who made significant contributions to 18th-century science and American history, particularly through his involvement with the survey of the Mason-Dixon line, which came to mark the division between the northern and southern United States...
, one of the surveyors of America's Mason-Dixon Line, (the other being Jeremiah Dixon), came from here.