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Definition: Cheltenham from The Columbia Encyclopedia

(chĕlt'nӘm), city (1991 pop. 87,188) and district, Gloucestershire, W central England. It has been a health and holiday resort since the discovery of mineral springs there in 1716. The city's products include bricks, beer, rubber goods, and anesthetics. Regency houses, Georgian squares, parks, and gardens are plentiful. Cheltenham has three famous schools for boys and one for girls as well as two teacher-training colleges. The city is also the site of an annual Festival of British Contemporary Music, a Festival of Literature, and several other cultural events.

Cheltenham

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Spa town at the foot of the Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, England, 12 km/7 mi northeast of Gloucester; population (2001) 98,900. The town has light industries including aerospace electronics and food-processing (Kraft). Tourism and the conference business are also important. Annual events include the Cheltenham Festival of Literature in October, the International Festival of Music, the National Hunt Festival in March, and the Cheltenham Cricket Festival. There is a steeplechase course in Prestbury Park, known for the annual Cheltenham Gold Cup. The headquarters of Gulf Oil and the centre of the British government's electronic surveillance operations ( GCHQ ) are here. History Cheltenham was a small village until the early 18th century. After the discovery of mineral spring water here in 1716, the only alkaline spring in the UK, the town gradually developed as a spa and fashionable health resort. A pump room was built in 1738 and the town was visited by George III in 1788. During the…
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Probably ‘enclosure or water-meadow by a hill called Celte’, OE or pre-English hill name Celte + HAM . A spa-town in Gloucestershire, on the River CHELT , at the foot of the Cotswolds, about 12 km (7.5 miles) northeast of Gloucester. Mineral springs were discovered here in 1715 (local legend has it…
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Full text Article Cheltenham

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Spa town at the foot of the Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, England, 12 km/7 mi northeast of Gloucester; population (2001) 98,900. The town has light industries including aerospace electronics and food-processing (Kraft). Tourism and the conference business are also important. Annual events include…
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Established in 1945 to give first performances of works by British composers, the two-week Cheltenham International Festival of Music has since expanded its scope considerably. Its musical repertoire now includes both British and foreign composers offering operas as well as symphonic, chamber, and…
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NIGEL DAVID JONES , son of late Alfred Jack Jones, of Cheltenham; b 30 March 1948; ed Prince Henry's Grammar Sch, Evesham; systems designer and consultant ICL computers 1966–92; MP ( Lib Dem ) Cheltenham 1992–2005; spokesman on England, local govt, and housing 1992–93, science and technology…
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Sir NEVIL JOHN WILFRID MACREADY , CBE, 3rd Baronet ; b 7 Sept 1921; s his father, Lieut-Gen Sir Gordon NEVIL , KBE, CB, CMG, DSO, MC, 1956; ed Cheltenham and St John's Coll, Oxford (MA); Man Dir of Mobil Oil Co Ltd 1975–85; Chm Crafts Council 1984–91; Chm Horseracing Advisory Council 1986–93; Dep…
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RICHARD GORDON HOLME , CBE, PC, son of late Jack Richard Holme; b 27 May 1936; ed Royal Masonic Sch, St John's Coll, Oxford (MA), and Harvard Business Sch; Chm Constitutional Reform Centre 1984–94; Vice-Chm Liberal Party Exec 1966–67, Pres Liberal Party 1980–81, Dir Campaign for Electoral Reform…
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