Charlecote

Charlecote is a village and civil parish 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Warwick,[1] on the River Avon,[2] in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 194.[3] The parish touches Wasperton, Newbold Pacey, Wellesbourne and Walton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Loxley and Hampton Lucy.[4] Most of the village is a conservation area.[5] The soil is rich loam and lies on gravel and sand.[6]

Charlecote
Charlecote Park gatehouse
Charlecote Location within Warwickshire
Area	8.3448 km^2 (3.2219 sq mi)
Population	194 (2011 census)
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP265568
Civil parish	Charlecote
District	Stratford-on-Avon
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARWICK
Postcode district	CV35
UK Parliament	Stratford-on-Avon

Features

There are 39 listed buildings in Charlecote.[7] Charlecote has a village hall,[8] a 16th-century park called Charlecote Park[9] and a church called St Leonard's Church which was entirely rebuilt in 1851.[10] There are earthworks of a deserted medieval village called "Charlecote" in Charlecote Park.[11] There was also possibly another deserted medieval village in the parish called Hunscote.[12] The site of Thelsford Priory is in the parish.[13]

History

The name "Charlecote" means 'Free peasants' cottage(s)'.[14] Charlecote was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerlecote.[15] On the 25th of March 1886 a part of Wellesbourne Mountford parish was transferred to the parish.[16] "Charle Cot" is an alternative name from historical writing for "Charlecote", "Charlcote" is an alternative name for the parish unit.[17]

References

1. "Distance from Charlecote [52.208606, -1.614218]". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
2. "History of Charlecote, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Charlecote Parish (E04009721)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
4. "Charlecote". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
5. "Charlecote Village Design Statement". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
6. "Parishes: Charlecote". British History Online. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
7. "Listed Buildings in Charlecote, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
8. "How to find us". Charlecote Village Hall. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
9. Historic England. "Charlecote Park (333063)". PastScape. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
10. Historic England. "St Leonards Church (333099)". PastScape. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
11. Historic England. "Charlecote (333060)". PastScape. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
12. Historic England. "Hunscote (333193)". PastScape. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
13. Historic England. "Thelsford Priory (333111)". PastScape. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
14. "Charlecote Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
15. "Warwickshire A-F". The Domesday Book Online. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
16. "Relationships and Changes Charlecote CP/Ch/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
17. "Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.