| Birdlip | |
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 Birdlip Primary School | |
  Birdlip Location withinGloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO9214 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode district | GL4 |
| Dialling code | 01452 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Birdlip Parish Council |
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Birdlip is a village andcivil parish, in theCotswold district, in the county ofGloucestershire, England.[2] It is in theCotswoldsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty 6 miles (9.7 km) south ofCheltenham and 8 miles (13 km) south east ofGloucester.[3]
Some fine pre-Roman bronze art, including the famous Birdlip Mirror, from around AD 50, was found atBarrow Wake near Birdlip.[4][5]
The village was once on the main road between Gloucester andCirencester, now theA417. The building of a bypass, which opened in December 1988, moved the main route away from the village.[6][7]
Black Horse Ridge is a 17th-century building that until 1900 was apublic house.[8] A lodge adjacent to Black Horse Ridge was designed byRichard Pace and built in 1822.[8] Birdlip's remaining pub is The Royal George Hotel, which was built in the 19th century.[8]
Birdlip House is aGeorgian house built late in the 18th century.[8]
TheChurch of England parish church ofSaint Mary burned down in 1897, and was replaced in 1957 by a new church in Cotswold materials, designed by the architectHarold Stratton Davis.[8] The previous building was a smalltin church with green painting.
On 31 December 2022, the 200-year oldAir Balloon pub closed for the final time before demolition for upgrade work on theA417 road.[9]
On 1 April 2023 Birdlip became a parish in its own right, having been part ofCowley.[10]
Birdlip has a community primary school.
Located next to the primary school is Birdlip and Brimpsfield Cricket Club (BBCC). The club has three senior teams, playing on Wednesdays and Saturdays. BBCC is famous for once fielding a team made entirely of members of the Partridge family.
Birdlip is on theCotswold Way, aNational Trail running along the edge of The Cotswolds AONB. The view fromBarrow Wake viewpoint in the village takes in much of the Vale of Gloucester.[11] Barrow Wake was an infamous "dogging area".[12]
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