Eastington, Cotswold
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Eastington is a hamlet
in the English
county of Gloucestershire
, about 1½ miles southeast of the town of Northleach
, with which it forms the civil parish
of Northleach with Eastington
.
The manor of Eastington (or "Northleach Foreign") was held by St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester until the Reformation
, then passed to the crown and subsequently the Dutton family.
Eastington Manor is a 15th century hall-house with later additions.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of 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....
, about 1½ miles southeast of the town of Northleach
Northleach
Northleach is a small Cotswold market town in Gloucestershire, England. It constitutes the major part of the civil parish of Northleach with Eastington.The nearest railway stations are Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham and Shipton on the Cotswold Line....
, with which it forms the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Northleach with Eastington
Northleach with Eastington
Northleach with Eastington is a civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire that includes the town of Northleach and the hamlet of Eastington, about 1½ miles SE of the town.It forms part of the Cotswold district.-References:...
.
The manor of Eastington (or "Northleach Foreign") was held by St Peter's Abbey, Gloucester until the Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
, then passed to the crown and subsequently the Dutton family.
Eastington Manor is a 15th century hall-house with later additions.