| Static Image Name: | St. Peter's, Southrop - geograph.org.uk - 305044.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St. Peter's, Southrop |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 51.7°N -1.6916°W |
| Label Position: | left |
| Official Name: | Southrop |
| Constituency Westminster: | North Cotswolds[1] |
| Population: | 245 |
| Population Ref: | (2011)[2] |
| Post Town: | Lechlade |
| Postcode District: | GL7 |
| Postcode Area: | GL |
| Os Grid Reference: | SP205035 |
| Civil Parish: | Southrop |
| Shire District: | Cotswold |
| Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
| Region: | South West England |
Southrop is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the River Leach.[3] The Grade I listed St Peter's Church dates from the 12th century. Nearby villages include Eastleach Turville, Eastleach Martin, Little Faringdon, Fairford, Lechlade, Filkins and Hatherop.
The name Southrop comes from sūð + þrop meaning "southern farmstead", the other þrop nearby being Hatherop. It has been attested as Suthþrop in the 1200s and Sowthethrop by the 1500s.[4]
A riot occurred in Southrop on 29th November as part of the Swing Riots of 1830 across the country. A farmer describes seeing "a great mob, who were many of them armed with hammers, axes and bludgeons.".[5]
Southrop Manor belonged to Wadham College, Oxford for three centuries, until 1926.[6]
Southrop was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" according to Condé Nast Traveler and is visited by many tourists each year.[7]
The local pub is "The Swan".[8]