Alstone, Cheltenham
Encyclopedia
Alstone is a district of the English town of Cheltenham
.
Once a distinct village (it was listed in the Domesday Book
with two mills on the River Chelt
) and later informally called Alstone Spa as the result of the mineral water
s there, Alstone was subsumed into the 19th-century expansion of the town of Cheltenham.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
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Once a distinct village (it was listed in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
with two mills on the River Chelt
River Chelt
The River Chelt is a tributary of England's largest river, the Severn. The Chelt flows through the western edge of the Cotswolds and the town of Cheltenham, before its confluence with the river Severn at Wainlodes Hill...
) and later informally called Alstone Spa as the result of the mineral water
Mineral water
Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
s there, Alstone was subsumed into the 19th-century expansion of the town of Cheltenham.