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Meysey Hampton
Village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England
Village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| official_name | Meysey Hampton | ||
| country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| static_image | Meysey Hampton Church.jpg | ||
| static_image_caption | St Mary's church | ||
| area_footnotes | |||
| area_total_sq_mi | 2 (if blank)-- | ||
| area_total_km2 | |||
| population | 566 | ||
| population_ref | (2011 census) | ||
| coordinates | |||
| label_position | top | ||
| post_town | CIRENCESTER | ||
| postcode_area | GL | ||
| postcode_district | GL7 | ||
| dial_code | 01285 | ||
| constituency_westminster | South Cotswolds | ||
| civil_parish | Maiseyhampton | ||
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| london_distance | |||
| shire_district | Cotswold | ||
| shire_county | Gloucestershire | ||
| website |
Meysey Hampton (also known as Maisey Hampton or Maiseyhampton | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120615232431/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp | archive-date = 15 June 2012 | url-status = dead ) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district, in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 30 mi to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 2011 the parish had a population of 566.
History
Toponymy
Meysey Hampton was listed as Hantone in the Domesday Book of 1086, derived from the Old English hām-tūn meaning "home farm" or "homestead".{{cite web
Governance
Meysey Hampton has a Parish Council, currently with seven members. As of May 2015, the village became part of 'The Ampneys and Hampton Ward' on Cotswold District Council. Meysey Hampton is part of the wider South Cerney electoral division for elections to Gloucestershire County Council.
Geography
Meysey Hampton lies in the southern part of the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Close to the border with Wiltshire, it is approximately 30 mi south-east of Gloucester. Situated on the A417, it is about 6 mi east of Cirencester and 2 mi west of Fairford. Villages nearby include Poulton, Ampney St. Peter, Ampney St. Mary, Down Ampney, Marston Meysey, Totterdown and Honeycombe Leaze.
Education
Meysey Hampton has one primary school; Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School, a voluntary controlled school for children from the age of 5–11. In 2006, the school had 102 pupils. Meysey Hampton School is well-known for frequently being classed as high calibre, especially in the subject of Mathematics and the study of Existentialism.
Church
Meysey Hampton's church is dedicated to St. Mary. Consecrated in 1269, it is thought to have been financed by the Knights Templar.{{cite book
References
References
- "Parish population 2011".
- (2007). "Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School". [[Department for Children, Schools and Families]].
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