Lower Lemington

Lower Lemington is a small village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Moreton-in-Marsh.

Lower Lemington

Church of St Leonard
Lower Lemington
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSP218344
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMoreton-in-Marsh
Postcode districtGL56
Dialling code01386
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Lower Lemington lies east of the Fosse Way, and west of a small stream which may have been called the Leam and may have given its name to the place.[1]

There was a settlement here in Saxon times, and the place was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Lemingtune, when it was in the possession of Tewkesbury Abbey.[2] The village continued to be known as Lemington until the 16th century. A distinction was then made between Lower Lemington and Upper Lemington: the two places were effectively a single village but with different manorial holdings and land ownership.[3] Lower Lemington, held by Tewkesbury Abbey, was a separate manor and parish. Upper Lemington, about 300 metres to the east, was a manor held by Westminster Abbey and was included in the parish of Todenham. By the 20th century the name Upper Lemington had fallen out of use.[4]

The church of St Leonard was built in the 12th century. It is now a Grade I listed building.[5]

Lower Lemington became a civil parish in 1866. By 1931 the population of the parish was only 50. In 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged into the civil parish of Batsford.[6]

References
  1. Elrington, C.R., ed. (1965). "Parishes: Lower Lemington". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 216–220. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "Domesday Book Online". Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Lemington, Upper". Beresford's Lost Villages. University of Hull. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. Elrington, C.R., ed. (1965). "Parishes: Todenham". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 250–258. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. Historic England. "Church of St. Leonard (1089543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lower Lemington CP/Ch. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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