Birdlip

Birdlip is a village in Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England,[1] in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, at an altitude of 287 m (940 ft), and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cheltenham and 8 miles (13 km) south east of Gloucester.[2]

Birdlip

Birdlip Primary School
Birdlip
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO9214
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGloucester
Postcode districtGL4
Dialling code01452
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

History

Some fine pre-Roman bronze art, including the famous Birdlip Mirror, from around AD 50, was found at Barrow Wake near Birdlip.[3][4]

The village was once on the main road between Gloucester and Cirencester, now the A417. The building of a bypass, which opened in December 1988, moved the main route away from the village.[5][6]

Black Horse Ridge is a 17th-century building that until 1900 was a public house.[7] A lodge adjacent to Black Horse Ridge was designed by Richard Pace and built in 1822.[7] Birdlip's remaining pub is The Royal George Hotel, which was built in the 19th century.[7]

Birdlip House is a Georgian house built late in the 18th century.[7]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Located next to the primary school is Birdlip and Brimpsfield Cricket Club (BBCC). The club has three senior teams, playing on Wednesdays and Saturdays. BBCC is famous for once fielding a team made entirely of members of the Partridge family.

Birdlip had an infamous "Dogging Area" at the Barrow Wake viewpoint.[9]

Sources
  • Verey, David (1970). The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0-14-071040-X.

References
  1. "Birdlip location and weather". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. "Guide to Birdlip". Information Britain. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. "The Birdlip Mirror". BBC- A History of the World. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. Verey, 1970, page 113
  5. "Transport Written Answers: 26 November 1986". Hansard. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. "Transport Written Answers: 11 July 1990". Hansard. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. Verey, 1970, page 112
  8. "View from Barrow Wake viewpoint". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  9. "Fake sign promotes Cotswold viewpoint as 'dogging' area". BBC News. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

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