| Type: | Civil parish |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Population: | 18 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 census) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.450 |
| Postcode Area: | CV |
| Postcode District: | CV47 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Kenilworth and Southam |
| Pushpin Map: | Warwickshire |
| Shire District: | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Shire County: | Warwickshire |
| Coordinates: | 52.2116°N -1.4001°W |
| Country: | England |
| Static Image: | Chapel Ascote - geograph.org.uk - 2626987.jpg |
Chapel Ascote is a civil parish[1] in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in Warwickshire, England, south of Ladbroke near the A423 road. The parish of Bishop's Itchington lies to the west.[2] [3] In 2021 the parish had a population of 18.
The parish was historically known under a variety of names; the earliest recorded is "Astanescote", from the 12th century. The name evolved and was recorded as just "Ascote" in 1372; in 1667 it was first recorded as "Chappell Ascott". The etymology of the name is unclear: one theory is that the name derives from "Ēadstan's cote". Another suggests it comes from "Aelfstan's cottages"; Aelfstan being a man granted land in Bishop's Itchington.[4]
There was a medieval chapel in the parish. There is a 20-metre-long, 10 metre-wide mound in a field. A chapel is known to have existed in 1208 at the earliest; it was probably abandoned by 1595, and subsequently torn down in 1632.[5] Drainage works in the field revealed medieval-era skeletons.[6]
Chapel Ascote has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb),[7] meaning it has a narrow temperature range, with moderate summers and relatively mild and cool winters.[8]
The Met Office provides a forecast service for adjacent Bishop's Itchington.[9]