Hillesley
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Hillesley is a village in Gloucestershire
, England. It was transferred from the county of Avon
in 1991 and is now in Stroud District. The village forms part of the civil parish of Hillesley and Tresham
. It is close to the Cotswold Edge, near the Cotswold Way
and Wotton under Edge .
Until the 1980s the name of the village was spelt Hillsley however it is now spelt Hillesley.
In 972 Hillesley was recorded as Hildeslei (meaning "clearing belonging to Hild"), a tything of the parish of Hawkesbury
. The village remained in the parish of Hawkesbury until the boundary changes of 1991. In the Domesday Book
of 1086 it is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf
.
Pevsner
notes the following buildings: The local church is St Giles - it was designed in 1851 by the amateur, Rev. Perkins. The farmhouse is c17, and Yew Tree Cottage is dated 1701. The greyish-white limestone farmhouse known as "Lovettswood," a prominent landmark, takes its name from the Lyvet
family, who were lords of the manor of Hillesley in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The local pub is the Fleece Inn.
Village life includes a local primary school, the church at St Giles, a playing field hosting cricket and football teams, a tennis court and club, allotments and a mother and toddler group.
Another well known feature of local life is the Hillesley Happenings, a local free paper which is very much the pride of the village and all its residents.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England. It was transferred from the county of Avon
Avon (county)
Avon was, from 1974 to 1996, a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England.The county was named after the River Avon, which runs through the area. It was formed from parts of the historic counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset, together with the City of Bristol...
in 1991 and is now in Stroud District. The village forms part of the civil parish of Hillesley and Tresham
Hillesley and Tresham
Hillesley and Tresham is a civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It had a population of 591 according to the 2001 census. The parish contains the villages of Hillesley and Tresham. The Lyvett family, an Anglo-Norman family prominent in Sussex, were lords of the manor...
. It is close to the Cotswold Edge, near the Cotswold Way
Cotswold Way
The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath, running along the Cotswold Edge escarpment of the Cotswold Hills in England. It was officially inaugurated as a National Trail on 24 May 2007 and several new rights of way have been created.-History:...
and Wotton under Edge .
Until the 1980s the name of the village was spelt Hillsley however it is now spelt Hillesley.
In 972 Hillesley was recorded as Hildeslei (meaning "clearing belonging to Hild"), a tything of the parish of Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire
Hawkesbury is a hamlet consisting of a few cottages around a triangular green, it is also the name of a civil parish in the South Gloucestershire unitary authority in England in which Hawkesbury itself lies, it is located west of Hawkesbury Upton, off the A46 road.The civil parish includes...
. The village remained in the parish of Hawkesbury until the boundary changes of 1991. In the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 it is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf
Turstin FitzRolf
Turstin FitzRolf was a Norman magnate, one of the few "Proven Companions of William the Conqueror" who fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. As his name indicates, he was the son of a certain Rolf, synonymous with Rou and Rollo . His first name appears as Tosteins, Thurstan and other variants...
.
Pevsner
Pevsner
Pevsner is a surname, and may refer to:* Antoine Pevsner , a Russian sculptor* Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , a German-born British scholar of the history of architecture;** ....
notes the following buildings: The local church is St Giles - it was designed in 1851 by the amateur, Rev. Perkins. The farmhouse is c17, and Yew Tree Cottage is dated 1701. The greyish-white limestone farmhouse known as "Lovettswood," a prominent landmark, takes its name from the Lyvet
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
family, who were lords of the manor of Hillesley in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The local pub is the Fleece Inn.
Village life includes a local primary school, the church at St Giles, a playing field hosting cricket and football teams, a tennis court and club, allotments and a mother and toddler group.
Another well known feature of local life is the Hillesley Happenings, a local free paper which is very much the pride of the village and all its residents.