Southrop
Southrop | |
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![]() St. Peter's, Southrop | |
![]() ![]() Southrop Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 245 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP205035 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lechlade |
Postcode district | GL7 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament |
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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[]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868". GENUKI. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1089198)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Southrop, British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
- ^ "THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN THE UK AND IRELAND, 20 October 2020". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Southrop at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Villages in Gloucestershire
- Cotswold District