Duntisbourne Rouse

Duntisbourne Rouse
The ford at Duntisbourne Rouse
Duntisbourne Rouse is located in Gloucestershire
Duntisbourne Rouse
Duntisbourne Rouse
Location within Gloucestershire
Population70 (2001)
Civil parish
  • Duntisbourne Rouse
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCIRENCESTER
Postcode districtGL7
Dialling code01285
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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51°45′25″N 2°01′37″W / 51.757°N 2.027°W / 51.757; -2.027

Duntisbourne Rouse is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 70.[1]

History

Toponymy

The village was recorded as Duntesburne in 1055 and Duntesborne in the 1086 Domesday Book, the name coming from the Old English for "stream of a man called Dunt".[2] The manorial affix came from a family called le Rous, who were at one time the lords of the manor.[2][3] By 1287, the village was known as Duntesbourn Rus.[2]

Governance

The parishes of Duntisbourne Rouse and the neighbouring village of Duntisbourne Abbots are covered by Duntisbournes Parish Council.[4] Duntisbourne Rouse is part of the Ermin ward of the district of Cotswold and has one councillor.[5] It is within the constituency of North Cotswolds,[6] represented in parliament by Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[7] It was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.

Geography

Duntisbourne Rouse is in the county of Gloucestershire, and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) south-east of Gloucester and approximately 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north-west of Cirencester. Nearby villages include Duntisbourne Abbots, Duntisbourne Leer, Bagendon and Daglingworth.

Church

St. Michael's church

The church at Duntisbourne Rouse is dedicated to St. Michael and is located on the side of a hill overlooking the Dunt valley.[8] The church, which dates from Saxon times, includes a small crypt beneath the building.[9] The chancel was added in Norman times.[10] The choir stalls contain five misericords.[10] Whether they were originally installed in this church or imported from elsewhere is unknown.[11] The windows date from the 12th century, the tower from the 15th century and the pews and panelling from the 18th century.[8] The organ was donated by Vera, Charlotte and Jeanne Beauchamp in memory of their sister, modernist writer Katherine Mansfield. A plaque to this effect is located on the side of the organ.[12] The church was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage on 26 November 1958.[13]

Notable people

References

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  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts: Cotswold". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
  3. ^ Hall, Michael (1993). Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds. The Pevensey Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-907115-68-3.
  4. ^ "Duntisbournes Parish Council". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ^ "COTSWOLD — Find your councillor". Cotswold District Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown". parliament.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Parish of Duntisbourne Rous". ParishConnections.org. 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  9. ^ Fewins, Clive (2005). The Church Explorer's Handbook. SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 1-85311-622-X.
  10. ^ a b Betjeman, John (1958). Collins Guide to English Parish Churches. Collins. p. 172.
  11. ^ Remnant, G. L.; Mary Désirée Anderson (1969). A Catalogue of Misericords in Great Britain. Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-817164-1.
  12. ^ "Organ Plaque". Katherine Mansfield Society. 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Church Of St Michael". Heritage Gateway. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  14. ^ "Moberly, George Herbert", in Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886, Vol. 3 (1892), p. 965