Whaddon, Cheltenham: Difference between revisions

{{About|the area of Whaddon in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire|the village of Whaddon in the Stroud District|Whaddon, Gloucestershire (disambiguation){{!}}Whaddon}}

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'''Whaddon''' is a suburb in the North Eastern part of [[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]]. Whaddon consists of council housing built in the 1940s and 50s, making up Whaddon and Lynworth council estates. Whaddon is located less than a mile from Cheltenham town centre. Whaddon Road, the home of [[Cheltenham Town Football Club]] (currently playing in the [[EFL League One]]) is situated here.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.ctfc.com/club/history/history/ |publisher=Cheltenham Town Football Club |access-date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024242/https://www.ctfc.com/club/history/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks and open spaces - events - Clyde Crescent |url=https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/directory_record/55265/clyde_crescent |publisher=Cheltenham Borough Council |access-date=10 August 2020}}</ref> Another centre of community activity are Parklands Community Centre.

Much of Whaddon's 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Robin |title=Why risk of Cheltenham flooding has been ‘massively reduced’ |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/risk-cheltenham-flooding-been-massively-2170788 |access-date=10 August 2020 |work=Gloucestershire Live |date=1 November 2018 |archive-date=2 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102183451/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/risk-cheltenham-flooding-been-massively-2170788 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==

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{{Districts of Cheltenham}}

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[[Category:Areas of Cheltenham|Whaddon]]