Syde
| Syde | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 Syde Church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°47’46"N, 2°4’30"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Cheltenham |
| Postcode: | GL53 |
| Dialling code: | 01242 |
| Local Government | |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Cotswold |
Syde, often in the past spelt Side, is a small village and parish in the Rapsgate hundred of Gloucestershire. It lies in the Cotswolds, near the source of the River Frome, some six miles north-west of Cirencester and seven miles east of Painswick.
There is a Church of England parish church dedicated to St Mary.[1]
The principal house is Syde Manor, a listed building which dates from the 16th and 17th centuries, built of stone rubble with a Cotswold stone roof and gables. Some of its mullioned windows have unusual three-centred arches at their heads. The front of the house which has the main entrance was added in the late 18th or early 19th century.[2]
History
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) says of Side (as it spelt the name):
SIDE, a parish in the hundred of Rapsgate, county Gloucester, 7 miles N.W. of Cirencester, its post town, and 7 E. of Painswick. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated near the Roman Ermine Street. The surface is hilly. The soil consists of stonebrash and gravel, with a rocky subsoil. There is no village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £126. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small stone edifice, with a tower and three bells. The parochial charities produce about £2 per annum. John Hall, Esq., is lord of the manor.[3]
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-1872) says:
SIDE, or Syde, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; 7½ miles NW by N of Cirencester r. station. Post town, Winstone, under Cirencester. Acres, 614. Real property, £886. Pop., 55. Houses, 11. The manor belongs to J. Hall, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £126. Patron, J. Hall, Esq. The church is good.[4]