Tormarton
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Tormarton is a village in
History
It is thought that humans have been active in the area of Tormarton for more than 6000 years.
The area is thought to have been inhabited by the
The Old
Tormarton Court is a Grade II listed Georgian house.[10] The village became part of the Badminton estate, owned by the Duke of Beaufort, in 1789.[11] In 1848 the population of the parish was 620.[12]
The M4 motorway to the west of Tormarton opened in 1967, with the section to the east running to Stanton St Quintin (Junction 17) opening four years later.[13]
In 2008,
Notable residents
- James Dyson's estate, Dodington Park, is near Tormarton[16]
- John Mackay (1914–1999), headmaster of Bristol Grammar School, retired to Tormarton[17]
- Robert Payne (1596–1651), cleric and academic[18]
- Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham[19] lived at Tormarton Court until his death in 1955
- Queen Elizabeth I, Chief Butler of England[20] and the third husband of Bess of Hardwick owned the manor of Tormarton[21]
- Sir Edward Wadham, Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1525, 1531, and 1541.[22]
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Exploring the Cotswold Way National trail" (PDF). S. Glos Council. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ A short history of Tormarton and its Church. Gloucestershire.
- ^ "Check Browser Settings". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ Agency to trial new 'sticky grit' BBC News 25 February 2004
- ^ Tormarton & West Littleton Parish Plan 2010
- ^ Prehistoric archaeology – the dead of Tormarton. South Gloucestershire Council. 25 May 2009. URL:http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/752627d3-23ca-44d3-94a5-ea11258e05b7. Accessed: 2009-05-25. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5h2rTyF5q)
- ^ Media Collections – Off-air Television Broadcasts (Part 2) – June 2006
- ^ "Puckleweb – history and archaeology". S. Glos council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Exploring the Cotswald Way National trail" (PDF). S. Glos Council. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "The National Archives – The Beaufort Estates". Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848). "A Topographical Dictionary of England – Tormarton (St. Mary)". Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "The Motoryway Archive: The M4 London to South Wales Motorway. Holyport to Tormarton". Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ Planning documentation In-vessel composting plant Tormarton, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom], planning.southglos.gov.uk
- ^ "New scheme for composting plant". BBC News. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ This is Bristol: Footsteps into History – Dodington
- ^ Young, Roger (22 October 2011). "Obituary: John Mackay". The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- S2CID 154979401.
- ^ "Lord Altrincham". The Peerage. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Digby, Elizabethan Embroidery, p. 58-63
- ^ Craven, Maxwell. "Bess the builder left many fine homes". Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ See, lists of county sheriffs etc. and the will of Sir Edward Wadham of Tormarton in the National Archives at Kew
External links
Media related to Tormarton at Wikimedia Commons