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[[Image:WestonOnAvonGlosChurch.jpg|300px|thumb|[[All Saints Church, Weston-on-Avon]] ]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Weston-on-Avon''' is a village in [[Warwickshire]], England. The population of the [[Civil Parish]] taken at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 170.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130475&c=weston-on-avon+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6472395&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1451735447109&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> It is about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-west of the town of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/westonuponavon.html |title=Weston-upon-Avon |access-date=30 May 2008|publisher=The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[Image:Domesday-book-1804x972.jpg|left|thumbnail|'Domesday Book' ''<ref name="dd">Line drawing from [[Historic Byways and Highways of Old England]], Andrew Williams, 1900</ref>''.]] |
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| ⚫ | {{Quote|The same Hugh holds Weston-on-Avon.and Roger holds of him. There are four [[Hide (unit)|hide]]s. Baldwin held it TRE.<ref name="tre">TRE in [[Latin]] is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of [[Edward the Confessor]] before the [[Battle of Hastings]].</ref> In [[demesne]] two ploughs and six villans with three ploughs. There are four slaves and five female slaves and a mill rendering ten shillings. It was worth £7, now £6.<ref name = "Domesday">''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. {{ISBN|0141439947}} p. 464</ref>}} |
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* Sir [[John Greville (died 1444)|John Greville]], an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in seven [[Parliament]]s, was buried here in 1444; there is also a [[stained glass]] window fragment showing him and his wife in [[St Peter's Church, Binton|St Peter's Church]] |
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* Sir [[John Tomes]], English dentist and campaigned for the registration of dentists, was born here on 21 March 1815. |
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*[[All Saints Church, Weston-on-Avon]] |
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* Sir John Greville, an MP in five Parliaments, was buried here in 1480. See [[Binton]]. |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 7 April 2022
Weston-on-Avon is a village in Warwickshire, England. The population of the Civil Parish taken at the 2011 census was 170.[1] It is about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon.[2]
History[edit]
Originally in Gloucestershire, Weston-on-Avon was transferred to Warwickshire in 1931. The Domesday book recorded that Weston was one of about six villages in the area given to Hugh de Grandmesnil as reward for his help at the Battle of Hastings.
The same Hugh holds Weston-on-Avon.and Roger holds of him. There are four hides. Baldwin held it TRE.[3] In demesne two ploughs and six villans with three ploughs. There are four slaves and five female slaves and a mill rendering ten shillings. It was worth £7, now £6.[4]
Notable people[edit]
- Robert Fisher Tomes, English farmer and zoologist, was born here on 4 August 1823.
- Sir John Greville, an MP in seven Parliaments, was buried here in 1444; there is also a stained glass window fragment showing him and his wife in St Peter's Church
- Sir John Tomes, English dentist and campaigned for the registration of dentists, was born here on 21 March 1815.
- John Trapp, vicar of Weston and Anglican Bible commentator, died here in 1669.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Weston-upon-Avon, The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry, retrieved 30 May 2008
- ^ TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the Confessor before the Battle of Hastings.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0141439947 p. 464
External links[edit]
Media related to Weston-on-Avon at Wikimedia Commons
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