Difference between revisions of "Kingswood, Cotswolds"
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|picture=The Boundary House, Kingswood - geograph.org.uk - 367375.jpg | |picture=The Boundary House, Kingswood - geograph.org.uk - 367375.jpg | ||
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| − | '''Kingswood''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], or technically speaking in a detached part of [[Wiltshire]]<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/KingswoodWotton/index.html], scroll to "Historical Geography"; ref. I. Gray & E. Ralph, ''Guide to the Parish Records of the City of Bristol and the County of Gloucester'' (1963)]</ref> locally situate in Gloucestershire, sitting | + | '''Kingswood''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], or technically speaking in a detached part of [[Wiltshire]]<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/KingswoodWotton/index.html], scroll to "Historical Geography"; ref. I. Gray & E. Ralph, ''Guide to the Parish Records of the City of Bristol and the County of Gloucester'' (1963)]</ref> locally situate in Gloucestershire, sitting south-west of [[Wotton-under-Edge]], on the edge of the [[Cotswolds]]. It had a recorded population of 1,290 in 2001. |
Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey on the northeast edge of the village. The abbey was founded in 1139 by William of Berkeley in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the Cistercian house at [[Tintern]].<ref>[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/02101502.html Archives Hub profile: Kingswood Abbey]</ref> All that survives today is the 16th century gatehouse, which is under the care of [[English Heritage]]. | Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey on the northeast edge of the village. The abbey was founded in 1139 by William of Berkeley in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the Cistercian house at [[Tintern]].<ref>[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/02101502.html Archives Hub profile: Kingswood Abbey]</ref> All that survives today is the 16th century gatehouse, which is under the care of [[English Heritage]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:42, 10 January 2020
| Kingswood | |
| Gloucestershire, Wiltshire | |
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 The Boundary House, Kingswood | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST746920 |
| Location: | 51°37’34"N, 2°21’59"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,290 (2001) |
| Post town: | Wotton-under-Edge |
| Postcode: | GL12 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stroud |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stroud |
Kingswood is a village in Gloucestershire, or technically speaking in a detached part of Wiltshire[1] locally situate in Gloucestershire, sitting south-west of Wotton-under-Edge, on the edge of the Cotswolds. It had a recorded population of 1,290 in 2001.
Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey on the northeast edge of the village. The abbey was founded in 1139 by William of Berkeley in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the Cistercian house at Tintern.[2] All that survives today is the 16th century gatehouse, which is under the care of English Heritage.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Kingswood, Cotswolds) |
References
- ↑ [1], scroll to "Historical Geography"; ref. I. Gray & E. Ralph, Guide to the Parish Records of the City of Bristol and the County of Gloucester (1963)]
- ↑ Archives Hub profile: Kingswood Abbey
