from Hempsted giving it the that it has today. By 1961, there were 1,121 people in the parish. The village hall was destroyed in 1959 and a new hall was built in 1962. The "Wain Bridge" became unused in 1958 when Cole Avenue was built. In the 1950s and 1960s, many commercial and industrial buildings went up along the Bristol Road. Also around this time a large amount of land was developed, including many semi-detached houses being built along Sims Lane and in 1962 bungalows were built by St James church. RAF Quedgeley closed in 1995, and this area has now been redeveloped into Kingsway Village. On 24 April 2017, Quedgeley Parish Council decisively voted to change the classification of the parish into a town, due to having a large population compared to other towns in the county. Religion The parish church is St James and is known to have been established before 1137. The octagonal font has panels of gold, coloured tesserae, and blue forest stone. The baptismal font is 12th century but was a donation by the then Rev. Winstone Hayward for the re-opening of the church in 1857. While the present-day structure's tower and south aisle are medieval in origin, the remainder of the church is an 1856 restoration by Henry Woodyer in what is considered Victorian Gothic style. Amenities and transport Stagecoach West serve the Quedgeley area on Route 12 connecting Quedgeley to Gloucester City Centre. There are three public houses in the town, The Little Thatch, The Haywain (previously called The Weavers Arms and originally The Basket Maker) and Friar Tucks. There are several take-aways and restaurants which include a Miller and Carter steakhouse. There are three supermarkets in the town (Farmfoods, Tesco Extra and Aldi) and two in Kingsway (Asda and Lidl). The town has a community centre and a town hall. The A38 road runs through Quedgeley, now as a dual carriageway running between Gloucester city centre and the M5 motorway at junction 12; the old route taken by the A38 through Quedgeley is now the B4008. References External links Quedgeley Town Council Areas of Gloucester Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Towns in Gloucestershire