Poulton, Gloucestershire

Poulton
Poulton Location within Gloucestershire
Population	408 (2011 Census)
• London	90 mi (140 km) E
Civil parish	Poulton
District	Cotswold
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cirencester
Postcode district	GL7
Dialling code	01285
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Cotswolds
Website	www.poultonvillage.co.uk

Poulton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire, approximately 24 miles (39 km) to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 398,[1] increasing to 408 at the 2011 census.[2]

History

Poulton was listed as Poltone in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] Historically, the village was part of the county of Wiltshire and for centuries was — physically detached from Wiltshire — an enclave in Gloucestershire. Under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, Poulton finally became part of Gloucestershire.[4]

There was a parish church at Poulton by at least 1337, when the lord of the manor, Sir Thomas Seymour, endowed it with a chantry.[5] In 1348, Seymour built what became the Priory of St Mary.[5] From 1539, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was used as Poulton's parish church. It was demolished in 1873.[5] The current parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, was built in 1873 by William Butterfield.[6]

Governance

Poulton is part of the Hampton ward[7] of the Cotswold district, currently represented by Councillor Lisa Spivey, a member of the Liberal Democrats.[8] Poulton is part of the constituency of North Cotswolds, currently represented at parliament by Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[9] It was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.

References

Footnotes

1. "Census 2001: Key Statistics: Usual resident population". Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census table KS001, Area Type "parishes 2001", Area Name "23UC079 : Poulton". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Poulton Parish (E04004257)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
3. "Place name: Poulton near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire". Folio: 68v Great Domesday Book. The National Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
4. "Poulton, Gloucestershire - genealogy heraldry and history". UK Genealogy Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
5. Pugh & Crittall, p. 319
6. Historic England, "Church of St Michael and All Angels (1153465)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 June 2011
7. "2011 Ward Labour Market Profile E36002938 : Hampton". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
8. "Cotswold Committee Management System (CMIS) > Councillors". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
9. "MPs - UK Parliament". www.parliament.uk. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

Bibliography

• Pugh, R B; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1956), "Houses of Gilbertine canons: Priory of St Mary, Poulton", A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 3, British History Online, retrieved 10 May 2019

External links

• Media related to Poulton, Gloucestershire at Wikimedia Commons