Hatherop Explained

Official Name:Hatherop
Static Image Name:Hatherop Cottages.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cottages in Hatherop
Population:192
Population Ref:(2011) [1]
Coordinates:51.745°N -1.776°W
Label Position:left
Os Grid Reference:SP1505
Civil Parish:Hatherop
Region:South West England
Country:England
Postcode Area:GL
Postcode District:GL7
Dial Code:01285

Hatherop is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 2.5miles north of Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The River Coln forms part of the western boundary of the parish.[2]

Geography

Hatherop lies in the southern part of the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is approximately 30miles south-east of Gloucester. It is situated about 9miles east of Cirencester and 3miles north of Fairford.[3] Close by are the parishes of Coln St. Aldwyns and Quenington. The three villages lie on the edge of the parkland of 17th-century mansion Williamstrip. Nearby, to the west of Hatherop is the River Coln which flows through the Cotswolds.

History

Etymology

The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Hatherop as Etherope,[4] derived from the Old English hēah and throp meaning "high outlying farmstead".[5]

Prehistoric era

Barrow Elm, which lies about 0.75miles southeast of the village, is a prehistoric tumulus.

Middle ages

An estate dates back to 1066 which was owned by successive Earls of Salisbury.

Hatherop had three mills on the river Coln. At least two were used in fulling.

17th century onwards

The village and parish adjoin the parkland of Williamstrip, a 17th-century country house that was the seat of Michael Hicks Beach, the first Earl St Aldwyn.[6] [7]

The architect and builder Richard Pace built Severalls as a rectory for the parish in 1833.[8] Letchmere, a set of cottages built in 1856, was later converted into a rectory and Severalls became a private house.

The architect Henry Clutton also rebuilt the Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas for Baron de Mauley in 1854–55.[9]

The 3850acres Hatherop Estate was acquired by the trustees of the Ernest Cook Trust in 2002 from the Bazley family, who had owned the estate for more than 130 years. Following the death of Sir Thomas Bazley in 1996, his children were very keen to retain the community of the estate and avoid breaking it up. They said at the time: "One of the main factors in our decision to sell the estate to the Ernest Cook Trust is our wish to preserve the estate for future generations. We feel that selling to the Ernest Cook Trust is the best way to maintain its special character, as well as retaining the unspoilt nature of the villages of Eastleach and Hatherop, which our father valued so much."[10]

Education

Hatherop Castle is now a private co-educational preparatory school.[11] [12] Hatherop Castle dates from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, and was also partly rebuilt by Henry Clutton for Baron de Mauley in 1850–56.

Hatherop has a Church of England primary school,[13] which in 2006 had 68 pupils.[14] It as built in 1856 by Ashley Ponsonby, son of Baron de Mauley.[15]

Governance

Hatherop is part of the Fairford Ward of the district of Cotswold and is currently represented by Councillor Chris Roberts and Raymond Theodoulou, members of the Conservative Party.[16] [17] Hatherop is part of the constituency of Cotswold, represented at parliament by Conservative MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[18] It was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 23 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868 . . 28 April 2008.
  3. Web site: Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868 . 2008-04-28 . GENUKI.
  4. Web site: 1086 . Hatherop . 29 May 2008 . . The National Archives.
  5. Mills, 1998, page 170
  6. Hall, 1993, page 83
  7. Bentley, 1999, pages 268
  8. Verey, 1970, page 272
  9. Verey, 1970, page 270
  10. Web site: Hatherop and the Ernest Cook Trust . Ernest Cook Trust . 8 December 2010.
  11. http://www.hatheropcastle.com/index.php Hatherop Castle School
  12. Web site: Hatherop Castle School, Gloucestershire . 28 April 2008 . ISBI.
  13. http://www.hatherop.gloucs.sch.uk/ Hatherop Church of England Primary School
  14. Web site: 2007 . Hatherop Church of England Primary School . 28 April 2008 . Department for Children, Schools and Families.
  15. Web site: Hatherop British History Online . 2023-07-14 . www.british-history.ac.uk.
  16. Web site: Hatherop Parish Council . Gloucestershire County Council . 2008-02-21 . 2008-04-26 .
  17. Web site: Cotswold — Find Your Councillor . Cotswold District Council . 2008-04-28 . 15 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080615212106/http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1948&tt=cotswold . dead .
  18. Web site: Cotswold — Constituency — Conservative Party. Conservative Party. 2008-04-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061017182453/https://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.constituency.page&obj_id=1396. 17 October 2006. dmy-all.