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Coberley

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Coberley
static_image_name	Seven Springs house. - geograph.org.uk - 1514316.jpg
static_image_width	240
static_image_caption	Seven Springs
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SO 9621 1605
population	351
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Coberley
shire_district	Cotswold
shire_county	Gloucestershire
region	South West England
country	England
post_town	Cheltenham
postcode_district	GL53
postcode_area	GL
dial_code	01242
constituency_westminster	North Cotswolds

Coberley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England, 4 mi south of Cheltenham. It lies at the confluence of several streams (Seven Springs) that form the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. The medieval village was closer to the main road, near a spring to the east of Coberley Court. The sites of the medieval and modern villages of Upper Coberley are a short distance to the east.

History

The parish has two long barrows: one about 0.75 mi west of the parish church and the other about 2 mi west-north-west of the church. A skeleton was discovered in the latter before 1779.

The valley north of Coberley is the site of a Roman villa complex. It has been the source of numerous archaeological finds, including coins, tiles, pottery and mosaics. The site was excavated by Channel 4's Time Team in 2007 for an episode that was broadcast on 3 February 2008.

The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles had Norman features until the architect John Middleton rebuilt it in 1869–72. Middleton retained the Decorated Gothic south chapel, built in 1340 as a chantry to Saint Mary. He retained also the Perpendicular Gothic bell tower.

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn rode to Coberley on 2 August 1535 from Gloucester. Henry went on to hunt at Miserden while Anne returned to Gloucester.

Dowmans Farm house was built in the 17th century. The present rectory was designed by Richard Pace and built in 1826. Its predecessor sheltered the future Charles II of England for the night on 10 September 1651, as he was fleeing from defeat in the Battle of Worcester, disguised as a groom.

The village school was designed by David Brandon and built in 1857.

References

Sources

References

"Parish population 2011".
"Neighbourhood Statistics: Full dataset view: Area selected: Cotswold (Non-Metropolitan District)". Office for National Statistics.
"Location of North Cotswolds". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Verey, 1970, page 192
"Coberley, Gloucestershire First screened 3 February 2008". Channel 4.
Verey, 1970, p. 190
''Historical Manuscripts Commission, 12th Report, Appendix 9: Gloucester'' (London, 1891), p. 444.
Verey, 1970, pages 191-192
Verey, 1970, page 191
Christopher Winn: ''I Never Knew That about the Thames'' (London: Ebury Press, 2010), p. 11.
It is now Coberley [[Voluntary controlled school. Church of England]] Primary School.[http://www.coberley.gloucs.sch.uk Coberley C of E Primary School]

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