Elmore, Gloucestershire
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For other places with the same name, see Elmore
.
Elmore is a village
and civil parish
, located in the Stroud district
of Gloucestershire
, England
. The village lies on the border of Quedgeley
in Gloucester
, near the south bank of the River Severn
, and has a population of 216.
The village is the location of Elmore Court
, a grade II listed mansion
, which has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets
for nearly 800 years.
Elmore
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Elmore is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
, located in the Stroud district
Stroud (district)
Stroud is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after its largest town, Stroud, and has its administrative headquarters in Ebley Mill, in the Ebley area on the outskirts of the town.thumb |left |Ebley Mill...
of Gloucestershire
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 village lies on the border of Quedgeley
Quedgeley
Quedgeley is a suburb and civil parish of Gloucester, England, situated southwest of the city. It is the only civil parish in Gloucester, and a has a population of 11,800.-See also:*RAF Quedgeley, a large RAF logistics site which closed in 1995...
in Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, near the south bank of the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
, and has a population of 216.
The village is the location of Elmore Court
Elmore Court
Elmore Court is a grade II listed mansion, located at Elmore in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England.The house has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets for nearly 800 years...
, a grade II listed mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
, which has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets
Guise Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Guise family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
for nearly 800 years.