Historical Descriptions of Charlton Kings

Charlton Kings is a respectable village, 2 miles S.S.E. from Cheltenham; situated on the new road to Cirencester. A mineral spring, similar to its properties to the Cheltenham waters, was discovered some years since near the village. The Parish church of Saint Mary has been enlarged by means of a grant from the society of enlargement of churches and chapels; the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Principal and Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. A place of worship for Baptists, and a day and Sunday school, supported by subscriptions, are in the parish.

Charlton Kings, a parish in the hundred of Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, situated on the high road from London to Cheltenham; it is 1½ mile from the latter place, and 2 S.E. from the Charlton station of the Great Western railway. In the adjacent parish of Dowdeswell the river Chelt rises, and flows through Charlton parish from E. to W. The parish is under the management of a Local Board of Health. In 1855 a handsome vestry-hall was erected close to the church, in which parish meetings are held. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £177 in the patronage of Jesus College, Oxford.

The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a large stone structure, in the perpendicular style. In 1842 it was enlarged, but again requires repairs. It has a tower with clock and peal of six bells, and a new burial-ground has lately been added. The Wesleyans and Baptists have places of worship. There are National schools for both sexes. Battledown, within this parish, was the scene of a skirmish between the royalists and the parliamentary army. It possesses many good residences. The lord of the manor is Sir William Russell, Bart., C.B., M.P.

Charlton-Kings, a parish and a subdistrict in Cheltenham district, Gloucester. The parish lies in the south-eastern environs of Cheltenham, nominally 1¾ mile distant; and has a post office under Cheltenham. Acres, 3,170. Real property, £17,974. Pop., 3,443. Houses, 741. The property is much subdivided. Charlton Park is a chief residence. There are mineral springs. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £177. Patron, Jesus College, Oxford. The church is later English, with enlargement in 1842; and has a tower. The churchyard contains a stone cross. There are a Wesleyan chapel, national schools, and charities £69.-The subdistrict comprises all Cheltenham district, except Cheltenham parish. Acres, 21,136. Pop., 10,099. Houses, 2,083.