Boughspring
Boughspring is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England.
History[]
Settlement at Boughspring dates back to Roman times when a villa was built nearby. Boughspring Roman Villa was excavated in 1969 and again in 1985, which uncovered, among other things, a mosaic floor and a possible bath house.[1]
Until the early 19th century Boughspring was known as Bowels Green.[2] It originated as a squatter settlement on the southern edge of Tidenham Chase during the 17th and 18th centuries.[2] A house called Caine's Hill House had been built there by 1670 east of the lane leading from , and by 1815 there were around ten cottages scattered around the junction of the lanes at Boughspring.[2]
A Wesleyan chapel was built at Boughspring in 1836 – it had a congregation of around 45 in 1851.[3] The Wesleyan community died out in the early years of the 20th century. The chapel was used for a time in the 1920s as a church boys' club. Contrary to some records,[3] it was not totally demolished but converted into a house during the 1960s. The current owner described seeing evidence of the original walls, built with lime-mortar, at the roof space level and the quoins (corner-stones) are visible on the lower portions of the original building.[4]
References[]
- ^ Boughspring Roman Villa Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Pastscape, retrieved 19 April 2013
- ^ a b c Tidenham including Lancaut: Introduction, Victoria County History
- ^ a b Tidenham including Lancaut: Nonconformity, Victoria County History
- ^ The churches and chapels of the parish of Tidenham : their history and architecture. Clammer, Carol. Chepstow. ISBN 9780992872205. OCLC 882891767.
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External links[]
Media related to Boughspring at Wikimedia Commons
- Hamlets in Gloucestershire
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucestershire geography stubs