Berkeley, Gloucestershire

Berkeley
Berkeley Town Hall
Berkeley Location within Gloucestershire
Population	2,252 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	ST684992
• London	120 mi (190 km) E
Civil parish	Berkeley
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BERKELEY
Postcode district	GL13
Dialling code	01453
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Stroud
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°41′28″N 2°27′32″W / 51.691°N 2.459°W / 51.691; -2.459

Berkeley (/ˈbɑːrkli/ BARK-lee) is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Vale of Berkeley between the east bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle, where the imprisoned King Edward II is believed to have been murdered, as well as the birthplace of the physician Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The parish includes the village of Berkeley Heath.