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'''Eastington''' is a hamlet in [[Gloucestershire]], about 1½ miles southeast of the town of [[Northleach]], with which it shares a civil parish (known as "Northleach with Eastington").
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'''Eastington''' is a hamlet in [[Gloucestershire]], about a mile and a half south-east of [[Northleach]] (near [[Cirencester]]) with which it shares a civil parish (known as "Northleach with Eastington").  It is by the upper course of the [[River Leach]], which flows down from Northleach to here (and later reaches the [[River Thames|Thames]]).
  
 
The manor of Eastington (or "Northleach Foreign") was held by St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester until the Reformation, then passed to the crown and subsequently the Dutton family.
 
The manor of Eastington (or "Northleach Foreign") was held by St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester until the Reformation, then passed to the crown and subsequently the Dutton family.
  
 
Eastington Manor is a 15th-century hall house with later additions.
 
Eastington Manor is a 15th-century hall house with later additions.
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==Outside links==
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==References==
 
==References==
* David Verey, ''Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds'', The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) ISBN 0-14-071040-X, p. 343
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[[File:Eastington Manor House-geograph.org.uk-4429305.jpg|left|Thumb|200px|Eastington Manor]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 21 November 2019

Eastington
Gloucestershire
Eastington - geograph.org.uk - 214980.jpg
Eastington
Location
Grid reference: SP129131
Location: 51°48’59"N, 1°48’51"W
Data
Postcode: GL54
Local Government
Council: Cotswold

Eastington is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, about a mile and a half south-east of Northleach (near Cirencester) with which it shares a civil parish (known as "Northleach with Eastington"). It is by the upper course of the River Leach, which flows down from Northleach to here (and later reaches the Thames).

The manor of Eastington (or "Northleach Foreign") was held by St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester until the Reformation, then passed to the crown and subsequently the Dutton family.

Eastington Manor is a 15th-century hall house with later additions.

Outside links

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about Eastington, Northleach)

References

Eastington Manor
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