Static Image Name: | Looking downstream on the Coln, Ablington - geograph.org.uk - 231296.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250 |
Static Image Caption: | The River Coln in Ablington |
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]