Notgrove
Notgrove | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | CHELTENHAM | |
Postcode district | GL54 | |
Dialling code | 01451 | |
Police | Gloucestershire | |
Fire | Gloucestershire | |
Ambulance | South Western | |
Cotswold | ||
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, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
History
The village was recorded as Natangrafum between 716 and 43.[2] 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".[2][3]
Governance
Notgrove is part of the Sandywell
Geography
Notgrove is in the county of Gloucestershire and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about 28.5 km (17.7 mi) to the east of Gloucester. It is approximately 17.5 km (10.9 mi) east of its post town Cheltenham and about 7 km (4.3 mi) 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
Church
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References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ^ "Notgrove". Domesday Book. The National Archives. 1086. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ^ "Find My Councillor / Ward". Cotswold District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Cotswold — Constituency — Conservative Party". Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "Notgrove Manor". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ISBN 978-0711239241.
- ^ "Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868". GENUKI. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ISBN 0-907115-68-3.
- ^ Betjeman, John (1958). Collins Guide to English Parish Churches. Collins. p. 175.