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St. Johns Close, CHELTENHAM, GL52 8XH

The former Cleeveway Hotel in Evesham Road was built as a house, converted into a hotel and then converted into several separate dwellings. Built, possible, in the late 18th century and extended and altered in the late 19th century. Constructed of squared, coursed limestone with freestone quoins and ashlar dressings, all under a stone slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091734 Bishop's Cleeve is a large village in Gloucestershire. It lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point of the Cotswolds, some 3½ miles north of Cheltenham. Although Iron Age and Roman remains have been found locally, the earliest known origins of the village date to the 8th Century. A monastery and surrounding land was given to the Bishop of Worcester, and the village became the Bishop’s Cliffe. The village grew rapidly when an aerospace factory was built nearby after the Second World War and continues to grow.

Looking north on the former A435.

Number 18 Evesham Road and number 20 Evesham Road are semi-detached cottages. Number 18 was built in the 17th century and extended in the 19th century. Constructed of square-panelled timber framing extended or partly encased in squared, coursed limestone under a stone slate roof. There is a rear extension in brick. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1154126 Number 20 was built in the late 17th or early 18th century. Constructed of square-panelled timber framing with rendered infill on a rendered plinth with the gable wall to the street of squared, coursed limestone, all under a stone slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091735 Bishop's Cleeve is a large village in Gloucestershire. It lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point of the Cotswolds, some 3½ miles north of Cheltenham. Although Iron Age and Roman remains have been found locally, the earliest known origins of the village date to the 8th Century. A monastery and surrounding land was given to the Bishop of Worcester, and the village became the Bishop’s Cliffe. The village grew rapidly when an aerospace factory was built nearby after the Second World War and continues to grow.

The view towards Nottingham Hill taken from the fields near Dean Farm

In twenty years or so the village of Bishop's Cleeve has grown enormously, the houses in this view are on the edge of the village adjoining the A435.

The arrival of stores such as Lidl, and across the road Tesco, are testament of the growth and urbanisation of a once medium size village.

Local branch of the "deep discounter" supermarket.

The new Lidl opened in June 2019.