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'''Birdlip''' is a |
'''Birdlip''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]]<ref>{{cite web | title= Birdlip location and weather | work=Falling Rain Genomics | url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UK/0/Birdlip.html | accessdate=2009-04-03}}</ref>, in The [[Cotswolds]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]], about {{convert|6|mi}} south of [[Cheltenham]] and {{convert|8|mi}} southeast of [[Gloucester]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Guide to Birdlip |work=Information Britain |url=http://www.information-britain.co.uk/county25/townguideBirdlip |accessdate=2009-04-03}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | Some fine pre-Roman bronze art, including the famous Birdlip Mirror, from around AD 50, was found at Barrow Wake near Bibury.<ref>{{cite web |title= The Birdlip Mirror |work=Gloucester Museum |url=http://www.gloucester.gov.uk/Freetime/Museums/TheCityMuseum/BirdlipGraveGroup/BirdlipGraveGroupMirror.aspx |accessdate=2009-04-03}}</ref><ref>Verey, 1970, page 113</ref> |
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The village was once on the main road between Gloucester and [[Cirencester]] until the turnpiking of this road, now the [[A417 road|A417]], moved the main route away from the village.{{fact|date= November 2009}} |
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Black Horse Ridge is a 17th century building that until 1900 was a [[public house]].<ref name=Verey112>Verey, 1970, page 112</ref> A lodge adjacent to Black Horse Ridge was designed by [[Richard Pace (Lechlade)|Richard Pace]] and built in 1822.<ref name=Verey112/> Birdlip's remaining pub is The Royal George Hotel, which was built in the 19th century.<ref name=Verey112/> |
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Although the village was once on the main Gloucester to [[Cirencester]] road, the turnpiking of the [[A417]] has moved it off the main route, and it is now home only to approximately 150 people, a primary school and an inn, the Royal George Hotel. |
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Birdlip House is a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] house built late in the 18th century.<ref name=Verey112/> |
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The [[Church of England parish church]] of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Saint Mary]] burned down in 1897, and was replaced in 1957 by a new church designed by the architect Harold Stratton-Davis.<ref name=Verey112/> |
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==Amenities== |
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Birdlip has a community primary school. |
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| ⚫ | Birdlip is on the [[Cotswold Way]], a [[National Trail]] running along the edge of The Cotswolds AONB. The view from [[Barrow Wake]] viewpoint in the [[village]] takes in much of the Vale of Gloucester.<ref>{{cite web | title= View from Barrow Wake viewpoint | work=Panoramio | url=http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6721884 | accessdate=2009-04-03}}</ref> |
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==Sources== |
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*{{cite book |author=Verey, David |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=[[Pevsner_Architectural_Guides#The_Buildings_of_England|The Buildings of England]]: Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds |date=1970 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0 14 071040 X |pages=112-113}} |
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Revision as of 14:33, 6 November 2009
Birdlip is a village in Gloucestershire[1], in The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cheltenham and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Gloucester.[2]
History
Some fine pre-Roman bronze art, including the famous Birdlip Mirror, from around AD 50, was found at Barrow Wake near Bibury.[3][4]
The village was once on the main road between Gloucester and Cirencester until the turnpiking of this road, now the A417, moved the main route away from the village.[citation needed]
Black Horse Ridge is a 17th century building that until 1900 was a public house.[5] A lodge adjacent to Black Horse Ridge was designed by Richard Pace and built in 1822.[5] Birdlip's remaining pub is The Royal George Hotel, which was built in the 19th century.[5]
Birdlip House is a Georgian house built late in the 18th century.[5]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary burned down in 1897, and was replaced in 1957 by a new church designed by the architect Harold Stratton-Davis.[5]
Amenities
Birdlip has a community primary school.
Birdlip is on the Cotswold Way, a National Trail running along the edge of The Cotswolds AONB. The view from Barrow Wake viewpoint in the village takes in much of the Vale of Gloucester.[6]
Sources
- Verey, David (1970). The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0 14 071040 X.
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References
- ^ "Birdlip location and weather". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Guide to Birdlip". Information Britain. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "The Birdlip Mirror". Gloucester Museum. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ Verey, 1970, page 113
- ^ a b c d e Verey, 1970, page 112
- ^ "View from Barrow Wake viewpoint". Panoramio. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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