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WWII bomb

Unexploded World War II German bomb was detonated by bomb disposal experts. Bomb had laid undiscovered for almost 57 years. Every home within a 500-metre radius of the bomb was evacuated.

CSG

In October 2000 a chemical plant owned and run by CSG was devastated by a series of explosions and a fire. It is believed that incorrectly stored chemicals were to blame. The site has now been sold to Ronsons Reclamation.

2007 summer floods

The village was essentially an island for several days in late July, the only way in or out was via boat or tractor. Water supplies were down for two weeks and the power supply was unreliable.

Abloads Court

Originally Ablodes Court, meaning the Abbots Lode Court. “The Abbots crossing for the River Seven”, a property and site with a history dating back to the 9th century. In 1101 Henry I gave the manor of Abload and Paygrove Wood in exchange for some land in Gloucester.

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Sandhurst, Gloucestershire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sandhurst, Gloucestershire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sandhurst, Gloucestershire’s information audio spots:

Ashleworth Tithe Barn Ashleworth Tithe Barn is a Grade II* listed building in Gloucestershire. It is a large 15th-century tithe barn located near the River Severn. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

Ashleworth Ham Ashleworth Ham is a 104.73-hectare (258.8-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is one of three sites in the Severn Vale where migratory waterfowl winter. The site is fen, marsh, swamp lowland, open water ditches, neutral grassland and hedges.

Innsworth Innsworth is a civil parish and forms part of the borough of Tewkesbury. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 2,468. It contains Imjin Barracks, home of Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, which moved from Germany in 2010.

RAF Innsworth RAF Innsworth was a non flying Royal Air Force station. The station closed in March 2008 and for the last 13 years of its life it was the headquarters of Personnel and Training Command. The site was transferred to the British Army and renamed Imjin Barracks in 2010.

Innsworth Meadow Innsworth Meadow (grid reference SO851216) is a 2.9-hectare (7.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1979.

Down Hatherley Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in the Tewkesbury Borough, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450, reducing to 419 at the 2011 census. The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning “hawthorn clearing”

Lassington Wood Lassington Wood is a nature reserve near Highnam, Gloucestershire. Part of the Guise family estate since the 13th century it was donated to Gloucester County Borough Council in 1921. It is now owned by Tewkesbury Borough Council and managed jointly with Highnam Parish Council.

Wallsworth Hall Wallsworth Hall is a Grade II* listed stately home in the parish of Sandhurst, Gloucester, England. The hall was built on the site of a timbered house from the Tudor period soon after 1740 by Samuel Hayward, as a wedding present for his wife, Catherine. In 1865 a top floor, new roof, two extensions and the off-centre clock tower were added.

St Oswald’s Church, Lassington St Oswald’s Church was an Anglican church in the village of Lassington and the civil parish of Highnam, Gloucestershire. Only the tower survived to the present day, and it is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Wainlode Cliff Wainlode Cliff (grid reference SO845257) is a 1.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. It overlooks Hasfield Ham.

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