Staverton, Gloucestershire

Staverton is a village between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England, in the borough of Tewkesbury.The population taken at the 2011 census was 572.[1]

It is the location of Gloucestershire Airport, which was previously called Staverton Airport and RAF Staverton. It is the home of the Dowty Rotol and Messier-Dowty aircraft components factories. The airport is the largest general aviation airfield in South West England.

References

  1. ↑ "Population 2011.Retrieved 1 April 2015".

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Coordinates: 51°54′35″N 2°9′30″W / 51.90972°N 2.15833°W / 51.90972; -2.15833


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