en Whittington, Gloucestershire

Whittington, Gloucestershire is a village and rural parish in the county of Gloucestershire in England, United Kingdom.^[1] It is situated some 4 miles south east of Cheltenham, just off the main A40 road. The Cotswold Hills' high point, Cleeve Hill, rises above the village.

History

The village was mentioned in Domesday. The church is early Norman architecture in origin. It is the site of Roman settlements notably at a field called Wycomb (formerly Wickham).^[1]

Whittington Court is the former manor house. It was built for Richard Cotton (died 1556) and is a Grade I listed building.

The parish church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew and dates in part from the 12th century; it was largely restored in 1872.

Amenities

The village is not large and the properties are spread along the main village roads.

Whittington village hall was built as a school in 1883, endowed by a Mrs Lightbourne of Sandywell Park, Andoversford.^[2] It has been used as a village hall since the 1930s.^[3]

The nature reserves of Dowdeswell Reservoir and Wood^[4] and Arle Grove lie near Whittington.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b British History Online on the Parish of Whittington
^ "Whittingham - Whittlesford A Topographical Dictionary of England". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1848. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ "Whittington Village Hall". Whittington Village Hall. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^ Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al, 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'
^ Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust reserves information online