Laverton, Gloucestershire

Laverton
The centre of Laverton, Gloucestershire
Map of Laverton and Buckland
Laverton Location within Gloucestershire
Population	224 (including Buckland) 2010 estimate[1]
OS grid reference	SP073356
• London	83 mi (134 km)
Civil parish	Buckland
District	Tewkesbury
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Broadway
Postcode district	WR12
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury

Laverton is a village in Tewkesbury Borough in Gloucestershire, England. It lies less than a mile south of the village of Buckland, and is in the civil parish of Buckland. The cluster of cottages and farmhouses are built of local Cotswold stone, the oldest dating back at least to the 17th century. A long distance path crosses the village.

Community

The village has a stone-built village hall, providing a 70-seat community building for the parish.[2]

The Winchcombe Way long-distance path runs through the village.[3] To the east of the village is Laverton Hill, formerly an area of limestone quarries. This is part of a Cotswold escarpment that runs from Broadway to Winchcombe, and is part of the Cotswold Way National Trail.[4]

Listed Buildings

There are eight listed buildings in Laverton.

Potters Farmhouse

17th-century stone farmhouse, with earlier traces. A two-room main wing, with a 3 room cross-wing and lean-to. Grade II, listed 1960.[5]

Post Office and Trots Cottage

17th-century stone cottages with stone slate roofs. Grade II, listed 1960 [6]

K6 Telephone Kiosk

near Potter Farm. Archetypal 1935 design, painted red. Grade II, listed 2008.[7]

Hill Farmhouse

late 17th or early 18th-century stone farmhouse three rooms wide. Grade II, listed 1960.[8]

Hollytree Cottage

17th-century farmhouse, formerly called Laverton House Farm, built in squared stones alternating thick and thin courses, with a Welsh slate roof. Notable ashlar stone wall around the garden. Grade II, listed 1960.[9]

Top Farm farmhouse and stable

A 17th-century stone farmhouse with stone slate roof. The nearby stable may date to the 15th century. It is built of stone, timber-frames and weatherboarding, and has a thatched roof. Both are grade II, listed 1987.[10]

Railway

The Stanway Viaduct, out of use for 52 years, is now carrying steam trains to Broadway.

Between 1905 and 1960, the village was served by Laverton Halt on the Honeybourne line, part of the Great Western Railway network.

During 2011-12, Laverton Halt was brought back into use (as a run-round loop) by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, a heritage railway. This ceased when the line was extended to Broadway, Worcestershire in 2018.[11]

References

1. "Mid-2010 Population Estimates for Parishes in Gloucestershire by Single Year of Age and Sex". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. "GRCC Village Hall Database". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
3. "LDWA Winchcombe Way page". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
4. "Cotswold National Trail website". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
5. "British Listed Buildings: Potters Farmhouse". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
6. British Listed Buildings: Trots Cottage
7. "British Listed Buildings: K6 Telephone Kiosk". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
8. "British Listed Buildings: Hill Farmhouse". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
9. "British Listed Buildings: Hollytree Cottage". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
10. "British Listed Buildings: Top Farm". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
11. GWSR latest news, 2012 What a Year!