Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

Description
Charlton-Kings, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire, in the south-eastern environs of Cheltenham, nominally 2 miles distant; a portion of it is practically a suburb of that town, and is included in the parliamentary borough. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office (T.S.O.) under Cheltenham. Acreage, 3499; population, 4187. Charlton Park and the Oaklands are the principal residences, and there are many other good residences. The river Chelt runs through the parish. There are remains of a Roman encampment. The living of St Mary is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £140 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is partly Early English and Perpendicular, and was enlarged in 1877. It has a central embattled tower with pinnacles, and contains a piscina and some monuments. In the churchyard is a very fine 14th century cross. The ecclesiastical parish of Holy Apostles, Charlton-Kings, was constituted in 1885. Population, 1819. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; gross value, £65. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church was erected in 1871, and is large with a richly decorated interior. There is a Wesleyan chapel. The parish is governed by a local board.