Dumbleton
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 59 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 576 | ||
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| Post town | EVESHAM | ||
| prefix | 01386 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
Dumbleton is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire . The village is about 20 miles from the city of Gloucester and is known from the time when Ethelred I existed, who granted land to Abingdon Abbey. The community is also mentioned in the Domesday Book .
Dumbleton is on the edge of Dumbleton Hill, a spur of the Cotswolds . Mainly residential buildings are located there, although there is also a local shop, infant school, social club, village hall and estate office. The village also contains the main entrance to Dumbleton Hall , which now functions as a hotel.
Parish church
The St. Peter church is of Norman origin with parts from the 13th century. The choir was rebuilt in 1862. In 1960 it was designated a Grade I Listed Building.
The travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor is buried in the churchyard with his wife Joan (née Eyres Monsell) and brother-in-law Lord Monsell. The merchant banker and political fundraiser Lord Hambro are also buried there. Inside St. Peter's Church is a memorial to Arctic explorer Gino Watkins, dedicated to Sir Charles Percy's son, Earl of Northumberland, and Dorothy Cocks, his wife. The colorful memorial of two figures kneeling over their deceased child is located in a deep, round niche that is flanked by free-standing Corinthian columns.
The redundant St. Mary's Church, Little Washbourne is also in Dumbleton Ward. The parish was owned by Abingdon Abbey until the monastery was dissolved.
The old rectory
The origin and development over the years of the old rectory is still the subject of debate. The house as it is preserved to this day was built in the 17th century. The house is currently divided into two sections called the North and South Wings. The south wing consists of a half-timbered house from the 16th century with a detailed decorative structure. The wings have separate private owners.
A blocked window at the back of the house has a painted trompe-l'oeil from another window.
Dumbleton Hall
The original Dumbleton Hall can be considered the home of the Cocks family from around 1534. After the death of Sir Richard Cocks in the late 18th century, the hall fell into disrepair and was eventually demolished.
It was rebuilt in Cotswold stone in the mid-19th century and eventually became home to the Eyres family. In the 1930s the hall was known for its popular house parties with regular guests such as John Betjeman and Poet Laureate .
During World War II, the hall was reportedly viewed as a suitable alternative venue for the House of Lords. It is also alleged that Hitler intended the hall as a private residence upon his victory in Europe.
The hall became a hotel in 1959.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Domesdaymap. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 27, 2014 ; Retrieved April 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Parish population 2011. Accessed April 2, 2015 .
- ↑ tewkesbury. (PDF) Retrieved April 6, 2012 .
- ↑ Historic England: CHURCH OF ST PETER - 1154563 | Historic England. Retrieved March 27, 2017 .
- ↑ www.dumbletonvillage.co.uk. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 26, 2012 ; Retrieved April 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Dumbleton Parish Church. Retrieved March 27, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Dumbletonvillage. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 26, 2012 ; Retrieved April 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pevsner Architectural Guide, Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean. S. 343 .
- ^ Historic Hotels in Worcestershire, England. Retrieved March 27, 2017 .
