Hatherop
| Hatherop | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 Cottages in Hatherop | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP155051 |
| Location: | 51°44’42"N, 1°46’34"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 192 (2011) |
| Post town: | Cirencester |
| Postcode: | GL7 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cotswold |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
The Cotswolds |
Hatherop is a village in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the north bank of the little River Coln in Gloucestershire about two and a half miles north of Fairford.
The Coln forms part of the western boundary of the parish.
Hatherop is one of a cluster of small villages gathered on the banks of the River Coln here: Coln St Aldwyns is immediately to the west, upstream and Quenington is immediately to the south, across the river.
History
Barrow Elm, which is about three-quarters of a mile south-east of the village, is a prehistoric tumulus.
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Hatherop as Etherope, a name derived from the Old English heah and þorp meaning "high outlying farmstead".[1]
The village and parish adjoin the parkland of Williamstrip, a 17th-century country house that was the seat of Michael Hicks Beach, the first Earl St Aldwyn.[2][3]
Hatherop Castle dates from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, but was partly rebuilt by the architect Henry Clutton for Baron de Mauley in 1850–56.[4] The building is now a school. Clutton also rebuilt the parish church, St Nicholas, for the same client in 1854–55.[4]
The architect and builder Richard Pace built Severalls as a rectory for the parish in 1833.[5] Letchmere, a set of cottages built in 1856, was later converted into a rectory and Severalls became a private house.[5]
The 3,850-acre Hatherop Estate was acquired by the trustees of the Ernest Cook Trust in 2002 from the Bazley family, who had owned the estate for more than 130 years.
Following the death of Sir Thomas Bazley in 1996, his children were keen to retain the community of the estate and avoid breaking it up. They said at the time: "One of the main factors in our decision to sell the estate to the Ernest Cook Trust is our wish to preserve the estate for future generations. We feel that selling to the Ernest Cook Trust is the best way to maintain its special character, as well as retaining the unspoilt nature of the villages of Eastleach and Hatherop, which our father valued so much."[6]
About the village
Hatherop sits by the River Coln in the southern part of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is approximately 30 miles south-east of Gloucester and nine miles east of Cirencester. The closest village of any size it Fairford, three miles to the south.[7] Close by are the parishes of Coln St Aldwyns and Quenington. The three villages lie on the edge of the parkland of 17th-century mansion Williamstrip, home of politician Michael Hicks Beach, the first Earl St Aldwyn.[8][9]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Mills, 1998, page 170
- ↑ Hall, 1993, page 83
- ↑ Bentley, 1999, pages 268
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Verey, 1970, page 270
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Verey, 1970, page 272
- ↑ "Hatherop and the Ernest Cook Trust". Ernest Cook Trust. http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/estates/glos/hatherop.html. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Extract from the 'National Gazetteer', 1868 (GENUKI)
- ↑ Hall, Michael: 'Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds' (The Pevensey Press, 1993) ISBN 0-907115-68-3
- ↑ Bentley, Michael: 'Politics Without Democracy, 1815-1914' (Blackwell, 1999) page 268 ISBN 0-631-21813-0
- Mills, A. D.: 'Dictionary of English Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 1998) ISBN 0-19-280074-4
- Nikolaus Pevsner: Pevsner Architectural Guides
