A few details about the Village:
Gotherington is a small village north of Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded on the north by the villages of Woolstone and Oxenton, and to the south by Woodmancote and Bishop’s Cleeve.
It is believed that Gotherington was founded in about 780 A.D. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Godrinton,[3] and was for around six centuries split into Upper Gotherington and Lower Gotherington. It was a strongly agricultural area until the mid-nineteenth century, from which point market gardening increased in its place.[1] Development of the village began in the 1880s when the village was one of the first to have its own rural nurse that had been organised by Elizabeth Malleson.[4] The village school opened in 1881 and a post office in 1894. The local Parish Council was formed in the same year.[1]
Gotherington railway station opened in 1906[1] and closed in 1955. However, it is open on rare occasions and for private hire.
Gotherington Parish Council
Gotherington Parish Council are the local council and provide the first tier of administration for Gotherington and the surrounding environs. Their activities fall into three main categories: representing the local community, delivering services to meet local needs, and improving quality of life and community well being. The council is the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue.
The council is a democratically elected local authority consisting of a maximum of 9 Councillors and a Clerk.
The council consists of volunteer Councillors who are elected for a four year term. The role of the Parish Clerk is the only paid role.
The council is funded via a precept and by renting out council assets e.g. use of buildings, sport facilities, etc.
The council raises revenue to help meet the parish spending requirements by issuing a ‘precept’. This is the total amount to be raised through the council tax from all the dwellings within the parish area. The ‘precept’ is converted into an amount per council tax band and this forms part of the council tax bill.
More general information can be found that the link below.