Down Hatherley
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Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in Tewkesbury (borough)
near Cheltenham
, Gloucestershire
. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450.
The village was recorded (combined with Up Hatherley
) as Hegberleo in 1022. It was listed as Athelai in the Domesday Book
of 1086. In 1273 it was known as Dunheytherleye and in 1221, Hupheberleg. The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning "hawthorn clearning". the distinguishing affix
es "Up" and "Down" derived from the Old English upp meaning "higher upstream" and dūne meaning "lower downstream". Up Hatherley is a separate parish three miles upstream on the Hatherley Brook. Historic buildings include St Mary's Church (15th C tower, otherwise rebuilt 1860) and Hatherley Court (or House) (17th C), now a hotel.
Jemmy Wood
, The Gloucester Miser, was a former owner of Hatherley House and estate.
Tewkesbury (borough)
Tewkesbury is a local government district and borough in Gloucestershire, in the West Country of England. It is named after its main town, Tewkesbury...
near Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450.
The village was recorded (combined with Up Hatherley
Up Hatherley
Up Hatherley is a civil parish and a suburb of the spa town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Formerly a hamlet in the parish of Shurdington, it became a parish in 1887 and became a part of Cheltenham in 1991.-History:...
) as Hegberleo in 1022. It was listed as Athelai in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086. In 1273 it was known as Dunheytherleye and in 1221, Hupheberleg. The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning "hawthorn clearning". the distinguishing affix
Affix
An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word. Affixes may be derivational, like English -ness and pre-, or inflectional, like English plural -s and past tense -ed. They are bound morphemes by definition; prefixes and suffixes may be separable affixes...
es "Up" and "Down" derived from the Old English upp meaning "higher upstream" and dūne meaning "lower downstream". Up Hatherley is a separate parish three miles upstream on the Hatherley Brook. Historic buildings include St Mary's Church (15th C tower, otherwise rebuilt 1860) and Hatherley Court (or House) (17th C), now a hotel.
Jemmy Wood
Jemmy Wood
James Wood was the owner of the Gloucester Old Bank who became nationally known as The Gloucester Miser...
, The Gloucester Miser, was a former owner of Hatherley House and estate.
Notable residents
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