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A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… claims, which, however, lapsed later that century. 17 Gorsley common straddling the northwestern boundary of the … later 19th century. 18 The principal tract of common, at Gorsley, was described in the early 1790s by a writer on … and a few acres taken from the waste; most were on Gorsley common and others were on Clifford's Mesne. Some …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… of the new settlements were the dispersed hamlets of Gorsley and Kilcot, formed on part of Gorsley common adjoining the Herefordshire boundary, and … all touched. Even the county boundary, where it crossed Gorsley common, had few defining features; in 1719 the lord …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… was much preoccupied with encroachments on the part of Gorsley common that belonged to the manor. 12 The Kilcot … parish council was established for the new civil parish of Gorsley and Kilcot. 20 Water Supply Newent town drew its … after the Second World War, the mains to the Kilcot and Gorsley area being laid in 1954 and 1955. 26 The control of …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… called Kilcot, included part of the later parish at Gorsley. By 1086, when Newent manor had passed to the abbey … Stardens, Compton House, Black House, and Brassfields at Gorsley, numerous smaller holdings and cottages, and 945 a. … with a taller circular stair turret. 2 The rock-faced Gorsley stone contrasts with clay tiles and brick chimneys. …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… was adopted. In 1872 a new ecclesiastical district of Gorsley with Clifford's Mesne was created from the western … a share of which was assigned to the new benefice of Gorsley with Clifford's Mesne in 1872, 15 was later reduced … only group that became firmly rooted were the Baptists in Gorsley and Kilcot, whose base was outside the parish at a …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… 328 houses were enumerated in the five rural tithings. 9 Gorsley common and Clifford's Mesne were most affected by … in the western parts of the parish, the yellow Gorsley stone was the chosen material, while others were of … for example, of 18 built before 1775 on the north part of Gorsley common within the parish only 7 remained though …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… was independent and often characterized as feckless. 5 Gorsley common, which attracted the largest body of settlers, … more usually known as the Kilcot inn. A house standing by Gorsley ford, where the Ross road in its original course … the schools and churches founded at Clifford's Mesne and Gorsley in the later 19th century provided the main focuses …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… land created a number of hamlets, as on May hill and at Gorsley on the Herefordshire border, 7 and road improvements … settlements at Bromesberrow Heath, Clifford's Mesne, and Gorsley. ECONOMY In an area often devoted primarily to …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… and its tributary and the Newent hamlets of Kilcot and Gorsley to the south. 23 This account includes the history of … a free supply. 5 Map 12. Oxenhall, Kilcot, and part of Gorsley, 1882 Over a quarter of the ancient parish comprises … the west part of the parish across Shaw common and towards Gorsley common, probably following the lane through Hay wood. …