Prestbury, Gloucestershire

Description
Prestbury, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire. The village stands under the Cotswolds, 1 1/2 mile NE of Cheltenham, was once a market-town, suffered great devastation by fire hi the time of Henry VII., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office (R.S.O.) The parish contains also the hamlet of Noverton and part of Pittville, and extends to the other side of the hill, and contains the highest point of the Cotswold range. Acreage, 3054; population, 1430. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The Cheltenham natural mineral waters were first discovered in this parish, in which the Pittville Spa now is. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £205 with residence. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1868; comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with embattled tower; and contains several mural tablets. It is a beautiful specimen of the 14th century, a small portion probably dating from the 10th. The church priory and vicarage were originally part of a Benedictine monastery. There are a Congregational chapel, a working-men's club and institute, and three almshouses.