Churcham is a small village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

in the

Forest of Dean District Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford. Other towns and villages in the district include Blakeney, Cinderford, Drybrook, English Bicknor, ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, located west of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east of t ...

. It has a population of 655.Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Forest of Dean''
Retrieved 20 January 2010 ''Churcham Primary School'', is a small C of E school with 59 pupils in two classes. The village was formerly the home of The School of the Lion, a small independent

Christian school A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures. In some count ...

, for students aged 4–19. There are a number of businesses situated in Churcham and the surrounding area. ''Churcham Business Park'', completed in April 2004, provides a base for several. Sir Nicholas Arnold (1507–1580) a leading statesman of the reign of

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

, who served as

Lord Deputy of Ireland The Lord Deputy was the representative of the monarch and head of the Irish executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and then the Kingdom of Ireland. He deputised prior to 1523 for the Viceroy of Ireland. The plural form is ...

, was born in Churcham and is buried in the parish church. Alfred Henry "Harry" Hook VC (1850-1905) was born in Churcham. A private in the 24th Regiment of Foot, he received his Victoria Cross for his actions at Rorke's Drift. He is buried in St Andrew's churchyard.

References

External links

Churcham Primary SchoolChurcham Village WebsiteChurcham Parish Council Website
Villages in Gloucestershire Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub