Frampton Mansell

51.7216°N 2.1149°W / 51.7216; -2.1149

Frampton Mansell
St Lukes Church, Frampton Mansell
Frampton Mansell Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish	Sapperton
District	Cotswold
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stroud
Postcode district	GL6
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cotswolds[1]

Frampton Mansell is a small English village 5 miles (8 km) east-south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire, in the parish of Sapperton. It lies off the A419 road between Stroud and Cirencester. It has a prominent mid-19th century, Grade II listed church with a set of five original stained-glass windows.

Village

Frampton Mansell takes its name from the valley of the River Frome, in which it lies.[2] It was first mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, as Frantone.[3] The Victoria County History found one reference to it as Moises Frampton in 1462/3.[4] In the 13th century, the manor passed to the Maunsell family, from whom the second part of the name derives.[5]

Frampton has a village hall and a pub, the Crown Inn – a "cider house" that also offers meals and accommodation. The Thames and Severn Canal, the river and the railway all follow the valley down towards Stroud. The railway viaduct is a prominent feature. Occasional steam excursions along the valley are popular with trainspotters.

The village is served by several bus routes. Destinations include Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham.[6] The nearest railway station is at Stroud, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) away.

Parish church

St Luke's Church in Frampton Mansell was built in 1843 by Lord Bathurst as a chapel of ease for the village,[7] and consecrated the following year. It saved local churchgoers a two-mile walk to Sapperton Church.

St Luke's is an English Heritage Grade II listed building[8] in a prominent hilltop position. Designed by J. Parish, it is in a neo-Romanesque style reminiscent of the Alpine churches of northern Italy. A set of five original stained-glass windows lighting the apse are dedicated to Christ and the four Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The church and its congregation belong to the Diocese of Gloucester and the Thameshead group of parishes. Closure in 1979 was averted by founding a new local charity to restore and maintain the building.[9] There is a Sunday service about four times a month.[10]

References

1. "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. A. D. Mills and A. Room, A Dictionary of British Place-Names
3. archiuk.com
4. A. P. Baggs, A. R. J. Jurica, W. J. Sheils (1976). N. M. Herbert, R. B. Pugh (ed.). "Sapperton: Introduction". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11: Bisley and Longtree Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
5. "Victoria County History of Gloucestershire: Sapperton". British-history.ac.uk. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
6. Moovit Retrieved 17 August 2018.
7. Gloucestershire County Council website Archived 12 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
8. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1089675)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
9. Thameshead Churches Retrieved 17 August 2018.
10. Church page Retrieved 17 August 2018.

External links

• Village Website
• Stroud Voices - mid 20th century oral history from Frampton residents