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Church of St Mary, Hawkesbury

13th-century church buildings in EnglandChurches in South Gloucestershire DistrictGrade I listed churches in Gloucestershire
Southeastern view of St Mary the Virgin's Church in Hawkesbury
Southeastern view of St Mary the Virgin's Church in Hawkesbury

The Church of St Mary in Hawkesbury, South Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

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Church of St Mary, Hawkesbury
Bath Lane,

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N 51.5807 ° E -2.3359 °
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St Mary the Virgin

Bath Lane
GL9 1BN
England, United Kingdom
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Southeastern view of St Mary the Virgin's Church in Hawkesbury
Southeastern view of St Mary the Virgin's Church in Hawkesbury
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Horton, Gloucestershire
Horton, Gloucestershire

Horton is a village on the Cotswold Edge, in Gloucestershire, England. It is about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) north of Chipping Sodbury. The nearest settlement is Little Sodbury, about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) away; Hawkesbury Upton and Dunkirk are both 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) miles away. It is a linear settlement built on the slopes of a steep hill.The name Horton is a common one in England. It normally derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil', but the historical forms of this Horton vary, including the Domesday Horedone, Hortune from 1167, and the 1291 form Heorton, the latter of which could point to Old English heort 'stag'.Horton Court is a manor house, now in the ownership of the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. The estate is reputed to have at one time been owned by one of King Harold's sons. The oldest part of the house was built as a rectory by Robert de Beaufeu, who was rector of Horton and prebendary of Salisbury. The Norman doorways and windows have rounded arches and the roof is arch-braced and dates to the fourteenth century. It is one of the oldest houses in the country, with parts of the great hall and north wing dating from 1140, with further additions to the north wing added in the fourteenth, fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The rest of the house was built in 1521 for Willian Knight, who was later the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The house has an L-shaped plan and is constructed of stone with a stone slate roof.The Anglican church of St James the Elder is also a Grade I listed building, originally built in the twelfth century and rebuilt in the fourteenth century, with alterations in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and restorations in 1865.

Hillesley
Hillesley

Hillesley is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It was transferred from the county of Avon in 1991 and is now in Stroud District. The village forms part of the civil parish of Hillesley and Tresham. It is close to the Cotswold Edge, near the Cotswold Way and about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) south of the town of Wotton under Edge (grid reference ST769896). Until the 1980s the name of the village was spelt Hillsley. In 972, Hillesley was recorded as Hildeslei (meaning "clearing belonging to Hild"), a tything of the parish of Hawkesbury. The village remained in the parish of Hawkesbury until the boundary changes of 1991. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf.Pevsner notes the following buildings: The local church is St Giles – it was designed in 1851 by the amateur, Rev. Perkins. The farmhouse is from the 17th century, and Yew Tree Cottage is dated 1701. The greyish-white limestone farmhouse known as "Lovettswood," a prominent landmark, takes its name from the Lyvet family, who were lords of the manor of Hillesley in the 12th and 13th centuries.The local pub is the Fleece Inn. In July 2012, The Fleece Inn, after a short period of closure, was re-opened by the community. It was bought and re-furbished by The Hillesley Community Pub Limited which has over 120 local shareholders. Village amenities include a primary school, the church, a playing field hosting cricket, a tennis court and club, allotments and a mother and toddler group. Until recent years, the village field hosted a successful football team, competing in local leagues.