Kempsford
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| Kempsford | |
| Gloucestershire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU159967 |
| Location: | 51°40’8"N, 1°46’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,123 (2011) |
| Post town: | Fairford |
| Postcode: | GL7 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cotswold |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Cotswold |
| Website: | Parish Council |
Kempsford is a village and parish in Gloucestershire, adjacent to the River Thames, which here forms the border with Wiltshire. It lies about two and a half miles south of Fairford. RAF Fairford is located near the village. The population was around 1,120 at the 2011 census.
History
At Kempsford Sir Thomas Thynne (died 1639) built a new country house, demolishing an important fortified house which in the Middle Ages had defended a crossing of the River Thames.[1]
References
- ↑ Anthony Emery, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Southern England, p. 132
Outside links
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