Broad Campden Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Norman Chapel House Broad Campden dated 1895.jpg
Static Image Caption:Norman Chapel House; doorway
Coordinates:52.03°N -1.78°W
Label Position:bottom
Official Name:Broad Campden
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:SP1537

Broad Campden is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, with a church and pub, and notable for its beauty and fine walking trails.

History

The village is the site of the listed partly 12th century Norman Chapel House that was renovated by C. R. Ashbee for the art historian Ananda Coomaraswamy and his wife, the hand weaver, Ethel (later Ethel Mairet) from 1905 to 1907. It was the home of the Arts & Crafts Essex House Press from 1907 and Ashbee lived there from 1911.[1]

Population

In the 18th century there were 54 houses and just over 250 inhabitants; by 1971 there were over seventy houses but only 137 inhabitants.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-126059-norman-chapel-house-chipping-campden-glo Norman Chapel House
  2. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Down+Your+Way%3A+It's+lamb+for+tea+in+the+hamlet+where+expansion+gets...-a060535419 The Past and Present of a North Cotswold Village