Duntisbourne Rouse

History

Toponymy

The village was recorded as Duntesburne in 1055 and Duntesborne in the 1086 Domesday Book, the name coming from the Old English for "stream of a man called Dunt".{{cite book By 1287, the village was known as Duntesbourn Rus.

Governance

The parishes of Duntisbourne Rouse and the neighbouring village of Duntisbourne Abbots are covered by Duntisbournes Parish Council.{{cite web | access-date =28 December 2024 }} Duntisbourne Rouse is part of the Ermin ward of the district of Cotswold and has one councillor.{{cite web | access-date = 3 June 2008 | archive-date = 15 June 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080615212106/http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1948&tt=cotswold | url-status = dead

Geography

Duntisbourne Rouse is in the county of Gloucestershire, and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is approximately 16 km south-east of Gloucester and approximately 6.5 km north-west of Cirencester. Nearby villages include Duntisbourne Abbots, Duntisbourne Leer, Bagendon and Daglingworth.

Church

The church at Duntisbourne Rouse is dedicated to St. Michael and is located on the side of a hill overlooking the Dunt valley.{{cite web | access-date =26 December 2008 }} The church, which dates from Saxon times, includes a small crypt beneath the building.{{cite book The chancel was added in Norman times.{{cite book | author-link = John Betjeman The choir stalls contain five misericords. Whether they were originally installed in this church or imported from elsewhere is unknown.{{cite book The windows date from the 12th century, the tower from the 15th century and the pews and panelling from the 18th century. The organ was donated by Vera, Charlotte and Jeanne Beauchamp in memory of their sister, modernist writer Katherine Mansfield. A plaque to this effect is located on the side of the organ.{{cite web | access-date =27 September 2009 }} The church was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage on 26 November 1958.

Notable people

• George Herbert Moberly (1837–1895), Rector 1871–1880

References

References

2. "Parish Headcounts: Cotswold". Office for National Statistics.
3. "Location of North Cotswolds".
4. "Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown".
5. "Church Of St Michael". English Heritage.
6. "Moberly, George Herbert", in ''[[Alumni Oxonienses]] 1715-1886'', Vol. 3 (1892), [https://archive.org/details/AlumniOxoniensesTheMembersOfTheUniversityOfOxford1715-1886Their/page/n182/mode/1up p. 965]