Frampton Mansell
| Frampton Mansell | |
| Gloucestershire | |
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 St Luke's Church, Frampton Mansell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO921025 |
| Location: | 51°43’18"N, 2°6’54"W |
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Frampton Mansell is a small village in the Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire five miles east of Stroud, in the parish of Sapperton. It is off the A419 road between Stroud and Cirencester.
Village
Frampton Mansell lies in the valley of the River Frome, from which it takes its name.[1] It was first mentioned in the Domesday Book, as Moises Frampton.[2] In the 13th century the manor was held by the Maunsell family, from whom the second part of the name is derived.[3]
Frampton has a village hall and a pub, the Crown Inn, which is a "cider house" that also offers meals and accommodation. The Thames and Severn Canal, the river and the railway all follow the valley down towards Stroud. The railway viaduct is a well-known feature and occasional steam excursions along the valley are popular with trainspotters.
Parish church
St Luke's Church in Frampton Mansell was built in 1843 by Lord Bathurst as a chapel of ease for the village and consecrated the following year. It saved local churchgoers a two-mile walk to Sapperton.
St Luke's is a Grade II listed building[4] in a prominent hilltop position. It is in Neo-Norman style, designed by J. Parish, and reminiscent of the Alpine churches of northern Italy. A set of five original stained glass windows lighting the apse are dedicated to Christ and the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The church and its congregation belong to the Diocese of Gloucester and the Thameshead group of parishes. Closure in 1979 was averted by the foundation of a new local charity to restore and maintain the building.[5]
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References
- ↑ A. D. Mills and A. Room, A Dictionary of British Place-Names
- ↑ A History of the County of Gloucester - Volume 11 : Bisley and Longtree Hundreds (Victoria County History)
- ↑ A History of the County of Gloucester - Volume 11 : Sapperton (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1089675: St Luke's Church
- ↑ Thameshead Churches Retrieved 17 August 2018.
