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Cheltenham (or Cheltenham
Spa) is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England. The
town has a population of 110,013 (2001 census) and the people of the town
are known as "Cheltonians". Its motto is Salubritas et Eruditio
("Health and Education").
 Cheltenham is
located on the edge of the Cotswolds and has an image of being
respectable and wealthy. Cheltenham has been a health and holiday spa
town resort since the discovery of mineral springs there in 1716. The
town is famous for its Regency architecture and is said to be "the
most complete regency town in England". The small River Chelt
flows under and through the town and is subject to regular floods.
Cheltenham
is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horseracing. The
town hosts several festivals of culture.
On 1
April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the borough of
Cheltenham was merged with Charlton Kings urban district to form the
modern non-metropolitan district of Cheltenham. Four parishes - Swindon
Village, Up Hatherley, Leckhampton and Prestbury - were added to the
borough of Cheltenham from the borough of Tewkesbury in 1991.
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