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Laverton, Gloucestershire

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Laverton
country	England
region	South West England
static_image_name	Rowan Tree - geograph.org.uk - 49471.jpg
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static_image_caption	The centre of Laverton, Gloucestershire
static_image_alt	Rowan Tree and Cottages in the centre of Laverton
static_image_2_name	Buckland, Gloucestershire Map.png
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static_image_2_caption	Map of Laverton and Buckland
static_image_2_alt	Map showing the villages of Laverton and Buckland, with the routes of the long distance footpaths.
population	224
population_ref	(including Buckland) 2010 estimate
os_grid_reference	SP073356
map_alt	Map showing the location of Laverton in Gloucestershire
coordinates
label_position
post_town	Broadway
postcode_area	WR
postcode_district	WR12
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constituency_westminster	Tewkesbury
civil_parish	Buckland
london_distance_mi	83
shire_district	Tewkesbury
shire_county	Gloucestershire
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Laverton is a village in Tewkesbury Borough in Gloucestershire, England. It lies less than a mile south of the village of Buckland, and is in the civil parish of Buckland. The cluster of cottages and farmhouses are built of local Cotswold stone, the oldest dating back at least to the 17th century. A long distance path crosses the village.

Community

The village has a stone-built village hall, providing a 70-seat community building for the parish.

The Winchcombe Way long-distance path runs through the village. To the east of the village is Laverton Hill, formerly an area of limestone quarries. This is part of a Cotswold escarpment that runs from Broadway to Winchcombe, and is part of the Cotswold Way National Trail.

Listed Buildings

There are eight listed buildings in Laverton. ;Potters Farmhouse: 17th-century stone farmhouse, with earlier traces. A two-room main wing, with a 3 room cross-wing and lean-to. Grade II, listed 1960. ; Post Office and Trots Cottage: 17th-century stone cottages with stone slate roofs. Grade II, listed 1960 ;K6 Telephone Kiosk: near Potter Farm. Archetypal 1935 design, painted red. Grade II, listed 2008. ;Hill Farmhouse: late 17th or early 18th-century stone farmhouse three rooms wide. Grade II, listed 1960. ;Hollytree Cottage: 17th-century farmhouse, formerly called Laverton House Farm, built in squared stones alternating thick and thin courses, with a Welsh slate roof. Notable ashlar stone wall around the garden. Grade II, listed 1960. ;Top Farm farmhouse and stable: A 17th-century stone farmhouse with stone slate roof. The nearby stable may date to the 15th century. It is built of stone, timber-frames and weatherboarding, and has a thatched roof. Both are grade II, listed 1987.

Railway

Between 1905 and 1960, the village was served by Laverton Halt on the Honeybourne line, part of the Great Western Railway network.

During 2011-12, Laverton Halt was brought back into use (as a run-round loop) by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, a heritage railway. This ceased when the line was extended to Broadway, Worcestershire in 2018.

References

"Mid-2010 Population Estimates for Parishes in Gloucestershire by Single Year of Age and Sex". Office for National Statistics.
"GRCC Village Hall Database".
"LDWA Winchcombe Way page".
"Cotswold National Trail website".
"British Listed Buildings: Potters Farmhouse".
[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-134798-post-office-and-trots-cottage-buckland-g British Listed Buildings: Trots Cottage]
"British Listed Buildings: K6 Telephone Kiosk".
"British Listed Buildings: Hill Farmhouse".
"British Listed Buildings: Hollytree Cottage".
"British Listed Buildings: Top Farm".
[https://archive.today/20130216043749/http://www.gwsr.com/news/latest-news/2012-what-a-year!.aspx GWSR latest news, 2012 What a Year!]

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