Welcome to Alderton, Gloucestershire

News & Events

ALDERTON EVENTS 2025

Sat 20th Dec - Christmas Cafe and Carols - Village Hall
Sun 28th Dec - Alderton Charity Football - Married v Singles 

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ALDERTON NEWSLETTER
The latest from Alderton every month, the newsletter includes updates from around the village, events and news from the Parish Council. 
Welcome to new residents
To find out what's going on in the village you can read our monthly village newsletter. We’re online at www.aldertonvillage.co.uk where you’ll find details of village services and clubs and organisations.

We're on social media at www.facebook.com/aldertonglos and www.instagram.com/alderton_glos. We also have WhatsApp groups ‘Alderton residents’ and ‘For Sale/Free’, for everything you need to know about the village and to buy/sell. To join message Mark on 07973 963539 or  [email protected].

Alderton Village Newsletter 

Alderton Newsletter is published monthly and contains everything that you need to know about what's going on in the village. 

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Alderton Planning

How does planning in
​Alderton work?

Find out how we've got to where we are today and how various bits of the planning system interact. 

Alderton Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) 

Alderton NDP is used in planning to consider where local people want development and what it looks like. 

Planning Application
​​Map 

Alderton's Planning Map shows the status of current and past
​planning applications . 

Our Community in Alderton

Alderton Facebook ​page

Alderton's Facebook page is a quick, easy way to get in touch with a hundreds of people who live in and around Alderton.

​There's updates on news and events ad loads of photos. 

Alderton residents WhatsApp

Alderton residents WhatsApp group is a great way to stay in touch with local residents. Perfect for time-sensitive information and local knowledge we use it to find lost dogs, share recommendations and help each other. It's for Alderton residents only and it's super-friendly.

​Message Mark Watts-Jones on 07973 963 539 or [email protected] to join. 

Oak Hill Church of England Primary School 

Welcome to Oak Hill CE Primary School. Children from our local villages, wider rural community and nearby towns attend our school because of the nurturing care and support we provide to every child.  In this environment, our pupils are able to learn and develop successfully as individuals with the support of our enthusiastic and effective teaching staff, together with our dedicated support staff.  Our pupils are passionate about learning, embracing all of the experiences and educational opportunities we provide.  ​

Alderton Parish Council

Latest Parish Council minutes, confirmation of election results and therefore who your Parish Councillors are and last 12 months expenditure here:
https://www.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk/

​Alderton Services

Gardeners
​Arms

The Gardeners Arms is our traditional 16th Century thatched village freehouse 

Village Store &
​Post Office​

Our Village Shop meets all your local needs specialising in good, local produce & supplies

Oak Hill C of E
​Primary School

Oak Hill School is a Church of England primary school for pupils from 4-11 years

Alderton Acorns
​Pre-School and Toddlers

Alderton Acorns is a Pre-School and Toddler group based in Alderton Village Hall

​About Alderton

Alderton in the 21st century is a thriving community both proud of its history and agricultural heritage and its present day diverse range of community activities. 

Alderton has a Village Shop and Post Office, Oak Hill C of E infant and primary school, Village Hall, Alderton Acorns Toddlers and Pre-School Group, the Gardeners Arms pub, a garage with petrol station, a playing field with playground and changing rooms and allotments.  

It boasts several picturesque listed buildings and a 14th century style Parish Church dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch which contains relics of an earlier Saxon structure.  

The village is a great place to live with a very active community and lots going on. To find out more about what's going on visit us on Facebook.

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Photos

Defibrillators

Alderton has two defibrillators.  To use both defibrillators you need to call 999 to get the release code. 

Alderton Village Hall, 2 Dibden Lane, Alderton, GL20 8NT
Located on the rear of the entry porch to Aldertn Village Hall

Alderton Village Hall
2 Dibden Lane
Alderton
GL20 8NT

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2. Right hand side of pavilion, Playing Field, Beckford Road, Alderton, GL20 8NL 

Located on the right side of the pavilion if you're locating at it. 

Pavilion, Alderton Playing Field
Beckford Road
Alderton
GL20 8NL

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To use both defibrillators you need to call 999 to get the release code. 
The telephone box isn't connected anymore so you'll need to call from a mobile, go home or ask a local resident. ​ The defibrillator is designed for use by non-experts and will talk you through its use. Both defibrillator are available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. 

Regular Events 

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The Alderton Charity football match has raised over £25,000 in recent years for local and national charities. 
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Each year we hold the Alderton 5k Run to raise money for Alderton Acorns Pre-School for nursery aged children in the village.

More services

Bus timetable

Alderton has buses that ​connect to Winchcombe, Bishops Cleeve, Broadway and Cheltenham provided by Pulhams.

​Up-to-date bus timetables and and bus routes can be found on our Bus page

Milk deliveries

Family run-firm Cotteswold Dairy has a dairy and depot in Tewkesbury supplied by farms from Gloucestershire and ​delivers door-to-door in Alderton and surrounding villages. They deliver milk, cream, butter, eggs and juices, amongst other products.  

Broadband

Alderton is connected to
the Openreach fibre network enabling superfast broadband with download speeds of
​up to 76 Mbps. ​

​War Memorial

To find out more about Alderton's War Memorial and the Roll of Honour click here

Find or contact us

Find Us

Alderton is situated on the north west edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within easy reach of the M5. Winchcombe (4 miles), Evesham (8 miles), Tewkesbury (8 miles) and Cheltenham (11 miles) are all within a short drive. 

​Alderton is approximately 100 miles west of London, 45 miles north of Bristol and 45 miles south of Birmingham.

Contact Us

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