Southrop

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Southrop
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St. Peter's, Southrop
Southrop is located in Gloucestershire
Southrop
Southrop
Location within Gloucestershire
Population245 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSP205035
Civil parish
  • Southrop
District
  • Cotswold
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLechlade
Postcode districtGL7
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • Cotswold
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°42′00″N 1°41′30″W / 51.699999°N 1.6916°W / 51.699999; -1.6916Coordinates: 51°42′00″N 1°41′30″W / 51.699999°N 1.6916°W / 51.699999; -1.6916

Southrop is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the River Leach.[2] The Grade I listed St Peter's Church dates from the 12th century.[3] Nearby villages include Eastleach Turville, Eastleach Martin, Little Faringdon, Fairford, Lechlade, Filkins and Hatherop.

Southrop Manor belonged to Wadham College, Oxford for three centuries, to 1926.[4]

Southrop was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" according to Condé Nast Traveler and is visited by many tourists each year.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868". GENUKI. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1089198)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Southrop, British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  5. ^ "THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN THE UK AND IRELAND, 20 October 2020". Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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