Forthampton
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Forthampton is a village
in Gloucestershire
, England
in the Cotswolds
area. The village is located close to the River Severn
five miles from the market town of Tewkesbury
and features "a great number of interesting buildings", several duck ponds, a church, a collection of thatched cottages and farmsteads, a village hall and a working men's club.
The church consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, west tower, and south porch. The tower is 13th Century with massive diagonal west buttresses and a stair-vice on the north-east corner. The tower has three stages and a plain parapet. The font is a memorial to Susan Plumtre who died in 1849. It is elaborately fashioned in stone and marbles. There is stained glass in the church - in the west window of the north aisle - by Clayton & Bell, 1862.
In the churchyard, there is a whipping post and stocks, west of the church. The post has manacles and stocks for three.
of 1863-4
in 1889-92.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in 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....
, England
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...
in the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
area. The village is located close to the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
five miles from the market town of Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...
and features "a great number of interesting buildings", several duck ponds, a church, a collection of thatched cottages and farmsteads, a village hall and a working men's club.
The church
Forthampton is home to the church of St Mary the Virgin. This church is part of the wider Severnside Benefice, which comprises the Parishes of Chaceley, Forthampton, Deerhurst with Apperley, and Tredington with Stoke Orchard and Hardwicke. The Benefice is set in the Severn Vale, and is part of the Diocese of Gloucester.The church consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, west tower, and south porch. The tower is 13th Century with massive diagonal west buttresses and a stair-vice on the north-east corner. The tower has three stages and a plain parapet. The font is a memorial to Susan Plumtre who died in 1849. It is elaborately fashioned in stone and marbles. There is stained glass in the church - in the west window of the north aisle - by Clayton & Bell, 1862.
In the churchyard, there is a whipping post and stocks, west of the church. The post has manacles and stocks for three.
Yorke Almshouses
To the east of the Church, a row of four almshouses by William BurgesWilliam Burges (architect)
William Burges was an English architect and designer. Amongst the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, Burges sought in his work an escape from 19th century industrialisation and a return to the values, architectural and social, of an imagined mediaeval England...
of 1863-4
The village hall
Forthampton village hall is used for a range of social and community activities including hosting Parish Council meetings and regular whist drive evenings.Forthampton Court
A medieval residence of the Bishops of Tewkesbury with many subsequent alterations including substantial re-modelling and additions by Philip WebbPhilip Webb
Another Philip Webb — Philip Edward Webb was the architect son of leading architect Sir Aston Webb. Along with his brother, Maurice, he assisted his father towards the end of his career....
in 1889-92.