Hatherop

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Hatherop
Hatherop (Gloucestershire)
Hatherop

Hatherop shown within Gloucestershire
Parish Hatherop
District Cotswold
Shire county Gloucestershire
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CIRENCESTER
Postcode district GL7
Dialling code 01285
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance Great Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Cotswold
List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°44′43″N 1°46′32″W / 51.7452, -1.7756

Hatherop is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 30 miles (48 km) to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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[edit] History

Hatherop was listed as Etherope in the Domesday Book of 1086, derived from the Old English hēah + throp meaning "high outlying farmstead".[1][2]

[edit] 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.[3][4] Hatherop is part of the constituency of Cotswold, represented at parliament by Conservative MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[5] It is part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.

[edit] Geography

Hatherop lies in the southern part of the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is approximately 30 miles (48 km) south-east of Gloucester. It is situated about 9 miles (15 km) east of Cirencester and 3 miles (3.5 km) north of Fairford.[6] 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.[7]

[edit] Education

Hatherop has one primary school; Hatherop Church of England Primary School, a voluntary controlled school for children from the age of 5–11. In 2006, the school had 68 pupils.[8] The village is also home to Hatherop Castle School, an independent co-educational day and boarding school for children from the age of 2.5–13.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hatherop. Domesday Book. The National Archives (1086). Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  2. ^ Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press, 170. ISBN 0192800744. 
  3. ^ Hatherop Parish Council. Gloucestershire County Council (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  4. ^ Cotswold - Find Your Councillor. Cotswold District Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  5. ^ Cotswold - Constituency - Conservative Party. Conservative Party. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  6. ^ Extract From National Gazetteer, 1868. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  7. ^ Hall, Michael (1993). Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds. The Pevensey Press, 83. ISBN 0907115683. 
  8. ^ Hatherop Church of England Primary School. Department for Children, Schools and Families (2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  9. ^ Hatherop Castle School, Gloucestershire. ISBI. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
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