Hartpury
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Hartpury is a rural parish of 3500 acres (14.2 km²) with some 270 homes and a population of about 700. It is situated about 5 miles (8 km) north of the city of Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Geographically it lies within the Leadon Vale; administratively it is part of the Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean (district)
Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford. Other towns in the district include Cinderford, Newent and Tidenham....

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Hartpury is home to Hartpury College
Hartpury College
Hartpury College is a further education college and associate faculty of the University of the West of England situated in the village of Hartpury, Gloucestershire.-History:...

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The First World War poet F. W. Harvey
F. W. Harvey
Frederick William Harvey was an English poet, known for poems composed in prisoner-of-war camps at Krefeld and Gütersloh that were sent back to England, during World War I....

was born at Marlsend, Murrell's End, Hartpury on 26th March 1888 the son of Howard Frederick Harvey farmer and horse dealer.

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