Notgrove
Village in Gloucestershire, England
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::summary Village in Gloucestershire, England ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Notgrove |
| country | England |
| region | South West England |
| static_image | St Bartholomew's church, Notgrove Geograph-3808498-by-Philip-Halling.jpg |
| static_image_caption | St Bartholomew's church, Notgrove |
| label_position | bottom |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_sq_mi | |
| area_total_km2 | |
| population | 184 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| coordinates | |
| post_town | CHELTENHAM |
| postcode_area | GL |
| postcode_district | GL54 |
| dial_code | 01451 |
| constituency_westminster | North Cotswolds |
| civil_parish | Notgrove |
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| shire_district | Cotswold |
| shire_county | Gloucestershire |
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Notgrove is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 28.5 (17.8 miles) to the east of Gloucester. It lies in the Cotswolds, a previously-named Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now the Cotswolds National Landscape.
History
The village was recorded as Natangrafum between 716 and 43.{{cite book | last = Mills | first = A. D. | title = Dictionary of English Place-Names | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 1998 | pages = 257 | isbn =0-19-280074-4 }} It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Nategrave or Nategraua, the name coming from the Old English næt + grāf meaning "wet grove or copse".{{cite web | title = Notgrove | work = Domesday Book | publisher = The National Archives | year = 1086 | url = http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7577240&queryType=1&resultcount=1 | access-date = 2008-07-10 | archive-date = 7 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607012919/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7577240&queryType=1&resultcount=1 | url-status = live
Governance
Notgrove is part of the Sandywell ward of the district of Cotswold, represented by Councillor Robin Hughes, a member of the Conservative Party.{{cite web | date = 2011-05-06 | title = Find My Councillor / Ward | publisher = Cotswold District Council | url = http://www.cmis.cotswold.gov.uk/cmis5/Councillors.aspx | access-date = 2015-03-17 | archive-date = 17 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417024314/http://www.cmis.cotswold.gov.uk/cmis5/Councillors.aspx | url-status = live It was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.
Geography
Notgrove is in the county of Gloucestershire and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills now designated as the Cotswolds National Landscape. It is about 28.5 km to the east of Gloucester. It is approximately 17.5 km east of its post town Cheltenham and about 7 km west of Bourton-on-the-Water. Nearby villages include Turkdean, Cold Aston, Hazleton, Naunton and Salperton.
Former railway
Notgrove railway station was on the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway.
Notgrove Manor
Notgrove manor was built in the 15th century but adapted and expanded in the 17th and 18th centuries. Further extension including the west wing was added by Cyril Cunard in the early 20th century. He sold it to another ship owner Alan Garrett Anderson in 1918. A fire damaged the house in 1936. In 1969 it was bought by David and Elizabeth Acland who developed the house and garden.
Church
The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church which is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.{{cite web | title = Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868 | publisher = GENUKI | url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Notgrove/Gaz1868.html | access-date = 2008-07-12 | archive-date = 6 May 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100506122806/http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Notgrove/Gaz1868.html | url-status = live | last = Hall | first = Michael | title = Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds | publisher = The Pevensey Press | year = 1993 | pages = 91 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GopyAAAACAAJ | isbn = 0-907115-68-3}} It houses effigies to the descendants of Dick Whittington.{{cite book | last = Betjeman | first = John | author-link = John Betjeman | title = Collins Guide to English Parish Churches | publisher = Collins | year = 1958 | pages = 175
References
References
- "Parish population 2011".
- "Notgrove Manor". Historic England.
- (2018). "Secret Houses of the Cotswolds". Frances Lincoln.
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