Purton, Lydney
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Purton is a hamlet on the west bank of the River Severn, in the civil parish of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It lies opposite the village of Purton near Berkeley on the east bank of the river.
The name of the place derives from the Old English pirige tun, meaning "pear orchard".[1] It was mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Purton was a small port, and there was a ferry across the river,
The manor house is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from 1618 and lies immediately above the Chepstow/Gloucester railway line which passes in a deep cutting at that point. It has a principal block, of three storeys and three bays,[4] parallel with the river and a wing which projects to the north-east, with a small extension added in the 19th century. Historic England, in its listing record, describes the manor house as "an important survival, somewhat modified over the centuries".[5] A barn to the west of the manor house is listed at Grade II.[6] Old Severn Bridge House, which Verey and Brooks note was formerly a hotel,[4] is also Grade II listed.[7]
To the north of the hamlet, the Purton Viaduct crosses the road from Etloe. Designed in 1830, and contemporary with the Stockton and Darlington Railway, it was planned as part of a crossing of the Severn, the Purton Steam Carriage Road which was never completed.[b] Historic England consider the viaduct of "considerable historical and industrial archaeological interest".[9]
Footnotes
- ^ David Verey and Alan Brooks, in their 2002 revised edition, Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean, in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, describe the hamlet of Purton under the entry for Blakeney.[3]
- bill to permit construction was defeated in Parliament.[8]
References
- ^ Mills 2003, p. ?.
- ^ Baggs & Jurica 1996, pp. 46–84.
- ^ a b Verey & Brooks 2002, pp. 198–199.
- ^ a b Verey & Brooks 2002, p. 198.
- ^ Historic England. "Purton Manor Farmhouse (Grade II*) (1186617)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn 25M west of Purton Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) (1186618)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Old Severn Bridge Hotel (Grade II) (1121864)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Purton Steam Carriage Road". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Purton Viaduct (Grade II) (1299210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
Sources
- Baggs, A.P.; Jurica, A.R.J. (1996). "Lydney". In C.R.J. Currie; N.M. Herbert (eds.). A History of the County of Gloucestershire: Bledisloe Hundred, St Briavels Hundred, the Forest of Dean. ISBN 978-0-197-22787-9.
- Mills, Anthony David (2003). A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford: ISBN 978-0-198-52758-9.
- Verey, David; Brooks, Alan (2002). Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean. ISBN 978-0-300-09733-7.