Ablington, Gloucestershire Explained

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Country:England
Official Name:Ablington
Civil Parish:Bibury
Shire District:Cotswold
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:SP104076
Coordinates:51.767°N -1.851°W
Post Town:Cirencester
Postcode District:GL7
Postcode Area:GL
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Ablington is a village in the county of Gloucestershire, England.[1] It is located in the Coln Valley and is part of the Bibury civil parish, 6miles north-east of Cirencester. Ablington is in the Cotswolds which has been designated by Natural England as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[2]

Ablington Manor, a late 16th century country house with later additions, is a Grade I listed building.

The name 'Ablington' is derived from the 'estate called after Eadbald' (personal name Ēadbald + ing + tūn) and is recorded as Eadbaldingtun in 855, as Ablinton between 1209-1509 and Ablyngton between 1286 and 1601.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester (Stow-on-the-Wold). 9780319229125 . Ordnance Survey. 2012.
  2. Web site: The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. www.landscapesforlife.org.uk. 27 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160122104754/http://www.landscapesforlife.org.uk/cotswolds-aonb.html. 22 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Book: Watts . Victor . The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names . 2007 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0521168557 . 2.