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Bussage is a village in
There is an older part to the village and a newer part. The village is situated close to the A419, between Brimscombe, Eastcombe and Chalford Hill, and near the River Frome.
The newer part of Bussage is a complex estate of houses that used to be known as the Manor Farm Estate, after the original farm of the same name. The original farmhouse is still inhabited and can be found in the estate. This estate was constructed by a number of builders, the primary being Robert Hitchens Ltd.
Not all of the estate is in the parish of Bussage, the most northerly section is in the parish of Bisley-with-Lypiatt.
The parish church of Bussage is dedicated to St Michael & All Angels. This church was founded by Thomas Keble (after whom the local secondary school was renamed) and was consecrated in October 1846.
The village pub is the ''Ram Inn'' situated on The Ridge. Bussage has its own Church of England primary school. Other primary schools nearby include Eastcombe and Chalford Hill. Thomas Keble School at Eastcombe was known as Manor School until September 1990.
There is also a small shopping centre which consists of a Tesco Express, a Boots pharmacy, Chinese takeaway and a doctor's surgery. Opposite the shopping centre there is a community centre, and a house that was formerly the local police station.
To the south of the Manor Farm Estate is a small woodland, known as Frithwood. This wood, owned by Robert Hitchens Ltd., was subject to an attempt to be registered as a Town or
Village website
Primary school
Map of New Bussage
from Stroud District Council
Image of New Bussage
from Geograph
Image of St Michael's Church
from Geograph
from pubexplorer
Thomas Keble School
from Gloucestershire Schools {{authority control Villages in Gloucestershire Stroud District
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...
, England, in the district of Stroud.
Geography
There is an older part to the village and a newer part. The village is situated close to the A419, between Brimscombe, Eastcombe and Chalford Hill, and near the River Frome.
The newer part of Bussage is a complex estate of houses that used to be known as the Manor Farm Estate, after the original farm of the same name. The original farmhouse is still inhabited and can be found in the estate. This estate was constructed by a number of builders, the primary being Robert Hitchens Ltd.
Not all of the estate is in the parish of Bussage, the most northerly section is in the parish of Bisley-with-Lypiatt.
The parish church of Bussage is dedicated to St Michael & All Angels. This church was founded by Thomas Keble (after whom the local secondary school was renamed) and was consecrated in October 1846.
The village pub is the ''Ram Inn'' situated on The Ridge. Bussage has its own Church of England primary school. Other primary schools nearby include Eastcombe and Chalford Hill. Thomas Keble School at Eastcombe was known as Manor School until September 1990.
There is also a small shopping centre which consists of a Tesco Express, a Boots pharmacy, Chinese takeaway and a doctor's surgery. Opposite the shopping centre there is a community centre, and a house that was formerly the local police station.
To the south of the Manor Farm Estate is a small woodland, known as Frithwood. This wood, owned by Robert Hitchens Ltd., was subject to an attempt to be registered as a Town or Village Green
A village green is a commons, common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common pasture, grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for ...
in 2005. This was rejected by Gloucestershire Council in September of that year.
Frithwood mentioned above is not to be confused with the Frith Wood Nature Reserve, located just outside Painswick
Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's Taxus baccata, yew trees and the local Painswick House, Pain ...
in Gloucestershire. Frithwood was put under a Tree Preservation Order in 2013.
References
External links
Village website
Primary school
Map of New Bussage
from Stroud District Council
Image of New Bussage
from Geograph
Image of St Michael's Church
from Geograph
from pubexplorer
Thomas Keble School
from Gloucestershire Schools {{authority control Villages in Gloucestershire Stroud District