It’s a great place to live in Gloucestershire.
And for those in the know, there are some pretty impressive place names to drop when you want to do a bit of cleaning.
But it’s not as internationally known as some places, and if you had something to show someone who wasn’t aware of this glorious county, here are some places to live, work, or maybe just visit some international credibility, without leaving these beautiful acres.
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Knightsbridge, near Cheltenham
Oh, Knightsbridge. Home of the top people’s shop, Harrods. And Harvey Nicks and two Prada stores and um, a McDonalds.
Knightsbridge just outside of Cheltenham is on the smaller side. There is a cluster of houses and a speed limit on Tewkesbury Road before joining the A38 at Coombe Hill.
It’s pretty nice out in the country, but very convenient for the city.
Knightsbridge just outside of Cheltenham. No Harrods, sorry.
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And there is a small business center. Even if you don’t live there, start a small business and register its address with the Knightsbridge Business Center. And voila, suddenly your little company is rubbing against Harrods. And Harvey Nicks. And two pradas.
Park Lane, Prestbury
Park Lane in Prestbury. Probably as prestigious as Park Lane, W1
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To be fair, one of the big houses on Park Lane in Prestbury is likely to cost almost as much as one of the oligarchs’ apartments they buy to keep their money growing.
And can you watch the best horse races in the world from the end of your street on Park Lane W1? No, no, you can’t. Conversely, people with apartments on London’s Park Lane (the not-so-good ones) could pretend to be on Prestbury’s millionaires line.
The view of Cheltenham Racecourse from Park Lane
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Regent Street, Cheltenham
Regent Street in Cheltenham; Theater, restaurants, shopping.
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“Yes, I have a small apartment on Regent Street. Yes, the shopping and dining are wonderful, darling. Yes, it is very convenient for the theater. Oh, and the Christmas lights are wonderful. “
Regent Street in Cheltenham – surprisingly similar to London’s main shopping street. On paper…
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Applied equality on a charming street in Cheltenham just off the pedestrian High Street (‘very handy for John Lewis’) and Regent Street. Regent Street designed by John Nash. Possibly the most elegant of London’s major shopping streets.
It’s not a lie if people think you mean that and you don’t correct them, is it?
Berkeley
Marketplace in Berkeley. Kind of Berkeley Square. Somehow.
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Duel threat here, address snobbery and educational superiority.
It’s a shame there doesn’t seem to be a proper square in Berkeley, just south of the county. But the market square in the middle of the city is like a square.
There were markets in the marketplace, right? It’s a square with a different name.
So buy an apartment or house near Market Square and it’s perfectly legitimate to say you live in Berkeley Square, or “right next to it, actually”.
Yes, it’s not in Mayfair and there’s no fancy Annabelle’s nightclub, but you’ll likely hear a nightingale in our Berkeley Square.
Otherwise have attended elementary school or, even better, enroll yourself or perhaps a teenager you know at Berkeley Green Universal Technical School.
If you say you (or your son or daughter) studied engineering at Berkeley, you don’t need to state that it wasn’t the University of California at Berkeley, near San Francisco. One of the best universities in the world.
You don’t have to state that at all.
Cambridge
Cambridge in Gloucestershire. You could probably punt. Perhaps on the canal.
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There is no school in Cambridge – but there is a pub – The George. Say you trained at Cambridge. Which college? Just mumble something and mention George. Is there a George College in Cambridge? Might be. There are loads. no one will know all the names.
Or maybe get someone to give you informal lessons, French conversation, saga, or bike maintenance.
It can be said that you studied at Cambridge.
And there is of course the river so you could always say your seat overlooks the cam.
Broadway
Broadway just across the Worcestershire border. Actually a suburb of Winchcombe.
Yes, yes, not actually in Gloucestershire, but in Worcestershire.
But it’s really close, and we’re nothing more than expanding the county and building an empire here.
Living on Broadway could be pretty cool (‘Oh, yeah, I have my little pied-a-terre for business and all that.’)
Or maybe you could do some amateur drama in the community hall: “My last play was on Broadway. Yes, it worked out pretty well. I’m thinking of doing another. “
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Swindon
Church of St. Lawrence in the village of Swindon. In Cheltenham. Not in Swindon, Wilts
Yes OK. Because of me.
You may want to use the full proper name of this place if you live here on the outskirts of Cheltenham, “Swindon Village-in-Gloucestershire-actually”.