Hillesley
| Hillesley | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hillesley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST769896 |
| Location: | 51°36’19"N, 2°20’5"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | GL12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stroud |
Hillesley is a village in the south of Gloucestershire, close to the Cotswold Edge, near the Cotswold Way and about two and a half miles south of the town of Wotton under Edge.
Until the 1980s the name of the village was spelt Hillsley. The name is first recorded in a Charter on 972 by which King Edgar granted the manor to Pershire Abbey.[1] In the charter it is named as Hilleahe (dative).[2] It is believed that the name means "Hild's meadow", at which time it was a tything of the parish of Hawkesbury.[3] In the Domesday Book of 1086 the manor of Hildeslei is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf and his tenant Bernard. Before the Conquest the manor was owned by Æfric.[4]
Parish church
The parish church is the Church of St Giles. It was built in 1851, designed by an amateur architect, the Rev. Perkins.
About the village
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.
One farmhouse of Hillesley is of the 17th century. Another house, Yew Tree Cottage, is dated 1701. Another farmhouse, known as "Lovettswood," is a prominent landmark in greyish-white limestone, and takes its name from the Lyvet family, who were lords of the manor of Hillesley in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The village has 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.
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References
- ↑ Sawyer's Anglo-Saxon Charters; S 786
- ↑ Charter: Cotton ms Augustus ii 6: British Library Manuscripts viewer
- ↑ Origins of the Place-name Hawkesbury: Hawkesbury Local History Society
- ↑ Hillesley in the Domesday Book
