Down Hatherley

Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in the Tewkesbury Borough, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450, reducing to 419 at the 2011 census.[1] The village is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Gloucester city centre.

Down Hatherley

The Church of St Mary and Corpus Christi
Down Hatherley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population419 (2011 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLOUCESTER
Postcode districtGL2
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

The village was recorded (combined with Up Hatherley) as Hegberleo in 1022.[2] It was listed as Athelai in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3][4] In 1273 it was known as Dunheytherleye and in 1221, Hupheberleg.[4] The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning "hawthorn clearing".[4] the distinguishing affixes "Up" and "Down" derived from the Old English upp meaning "higher upstream" and dūne meaning "lower downstream".[4] Up Hatherley is a separate parish three miles upstream on the Hatherley Brook.[2] Historic buildings include St Mary's Church (15th-century tower, otherwise rebuilt 1860) and Hatherley Court (or House) (17th century), now a hotel.

Jemmy Wood, The Gloucester Miser, was a former owner of Hatherley House and estate.[5]

Notable residents

References and sources
References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "Up Hatherley, Warden Hill and Surrounding Areas". Cheltenham4U.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. "Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire". Domesday Book. The National Archives. 1086. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
  5. Jemmy Wood. Down Hatherley History, 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
Sources
  • Gloucestershire: the Vale and the Forest of Dean, David Verey, Pevsner Architectural Guides: The Buildings of England, Penguin, 1970, ISBN 0-14-071041-8. P.172.


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