Cheltenham
Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a large spa town
and borough in Gloucestershire, England. The town has a population
of 110,013 (2001 census). The people of the town are known as "Cheltonians".
Its motto is: Salubritas et Eruditio ("Health and Education").
Cheltenham is located on the edge of the Cotswolds
and has an image of being respectable and wealthy. Cheltenham has
been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of
mineral springs there in 1716. The town is famous for its Regency
architecture and is said to be "the most complete regency town
in England". The small River Chelt flows under and through
the town and is subject to regular floods.
Cheltenham is the home of the flagship race of British
steeplechase horseracing. The town hosts several festivals of culture.
On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act
1972, the borough of Cheltenham was merged with Charlton Kings urban
district to form the modern non-metropolitan district of Cheltenham.
Four parishes - Swindon Village, Up Hatherley, Leckhampton and Prestbury
- were added to the borough of Cheltenham from the borough of Tewkesbury
in 1991.
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