Cheltenham

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This article is about the town of Cheltenham in England. See also Cheltenham, Pennsylvania and Cheltenham, Victoria.

Cheltenham
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Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa) is a spa town in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. In 1991 Cheltenham had a population of 91,300.

The town is located on the edge of the Cotswolds and is generally regarded as respectable and wealthy. It has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springss there in 1716. It is popular as a shopping centre, and is particularly known for its private schools, Cheltenham College and Ladies' College. Cheltenham is also well known internationally because of the horse racing - the Cheltenham Gold Cup, that is hosted there annually.

Cheltenham holds music, jazz, literary and science festivals every year.

The local football team is Cheltenham Town F.C, who have recently enjoyed success in the football league.

Cheltenham has a number of light industries, including: food processing, aerospace, electronics and tourism. The British government's electronic surveillance operation GCHQ, renowned for its 'doughnut-shape' building, is located in Cheltenham.

Famous people from Cheltenham include the composer Gustav Holst, the explorer Edward Wilson (who joined Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic Expedition) and physician Edward_Jenner who invented vaccination.

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