Arlington, Gloucestershire Explained
| Country: | England |
| Static Image: | Arlington - geograph.org.uk - 22423.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 51.7589°N -1.8415°W |
| Official Name: | Arlington |
| Shire District: | Cotswold |
| Civil Parish: | Bibury |
| Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | The Cotswolds |
| Post Town: | Cirencester |
| Postcode District: | GL7 |
| Postcode Area: | GL |
| Os Grid Reference: | SP1006 |
Arlington is a Cotswold village in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England.
History
In 1066 Arlington had two mills and continued to flourish based on the wool trade until the 18th century.[1]
Arlington was the ancestral home of John Custis II, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia and named his palatial four-story brick mansion (built in 1675) in Northampton County, Virginia, "Arlington" after the town.[2] [3]
Landmarks
Arlington Row is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports.[4] The cottages were built in 1380 as a monastic wool store. This was converted into a row of cottages for weavers in the seventeenth century.[5] It has been used as a film and television location, most notably for the films Stardust and Bridget Jones's Diary.[6] [7]
Arlington Manor was built in the 17th century. It has an adjoining 18th century barn.
Religious sites
On the green is a Baptist church built in 1833.
Notes and References
- Web site: Herbert. N.M.. Bibury In: A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7.. British History Online. Victoria County History. 28 August 2016.
- Custis, John. The Letterbook of John Custis IV of Williamsburg, 1717-1742. Josephine Little Zuppan, ed. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005, p. 18; Guy, Chris. "Project Casts Light on House Lost to Past." The Baltimore Sun. 8 September 2001.
- Web site: Pagan. John Ruston. John Custis (ca. 1629–1696). Encyclopedia Virginia. 27 May 2018.
- Web site: Arlington Row, Bibury . Loving the Cotswolds . 12 May 2019.
- Web site: Bibury . National Trust . 7 August 2013 .
- Web site: Passport picture not behind influx of tourists according to Bibury residents | Gloucestershire Echo . 2014-08-04 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042758/http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Passport-picture-influx-tourists-according-Bibury/story-21747410-detail/story.html . 8 August 2014 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Travellers who admire the stamps in their passports while waiting in line at airports will soon have views from the West to look at. | Gloucester Citizen . 2014-08-04 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022813/http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Beauty-spots-appear-new-passports/story-11931593-detail/story.html . 24 September 2015 . dmy-all .
