Mickleton, with a population of 1,677 (UK Census 2011), an increase of 125 since the census of 1991, is the northernmost village in
Gloucestershire, England.
Location
Mickleton lies close to the county border with
Worcestershire and
Warwickshire.
The village lies 8 miles south of
Shakespeare's
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-we ...
at the western edge of the
Cotswold escarpment in the
Vale of Evesham.
Chipping Campden lies 3 miles to the south.
Attractions
Mickleton is noted for its
market gardening and
vegetable growing Young
plants, seed plugs,
apples,
cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species ''Brassica oleracea'' in the genus ''Brassica'', which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed. Typically, only the head is eaten – the ...
s and
asparagus, or ''gras'', are grown locally.
Meon Hill, scene of the so-called '
witchcraft' murder of
Charles Walton in 1945, lies to the north of the village. Meon Hill is said to have provided inspiration for
Tolkien's '
Weathertop' from ''
The Lord of the Rings'' According to legend, Meon Hill was formed by the Devil. He intended to throw a clod of earth at
Evesham Abbey, but missed, and the earth formed the hill.
Mickleton has two old
pubs, King's Arms and Butcher's Arms, and a hotel,
Three Ways House Hotel. Sited on a green in front of the hotel is a memorial fountain by the Victorian architect
William Burges.
The
Church of St Lawrence is an Anglican parish church. It contains a memorial to Utrecia Smith, the daughter of a curate of Mickleton whose father was also a schoolmaster. Utrecia had been the fiancée of the writer
Richard Graves (who broke off their engagement); she died in 1744 aged 30.
[Evans, Herbert A. (1927) ''Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds''. London: Macmillan; p. 217] At the heart of village activities is King George's Hall, located at the centre of the village and home to the many clubs and societies that thrive in the village.
The
Heart of England Way runs through the village. The village has many B&Bs that have been set up privately in people's own homes Local
market towns and villages include
Broadway, Chipping Campden, Stratford-upon-Avon,
Moreton-in-Marsh and
Evesham
Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ...
.
Both
Hidcote Manor Garden and
Kiftsgate Court Gardens are located nearby.
File:St Lawrence's Church, Mickleton Geograph-4022497-by-Roger-Templeman.jpg, St Lawrence's Church
File:Mickleton house 01.JPG, A typical house
File:Three-ways-house.JPG, Three Ways House Hotel
File:Mickleton Fountain.png, Memorial foundation by William Burges
Notable residents
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Sir Anthony Keck
Sir Anthony Keck (1630 – December 1695) was an English lawyer and politician. He was a member of Parliament between 1691 and 1695, and served as Commissioner of the Great Seal from 1689 to 1690.
Early life
Keck was born at Mickleton, Glouces ...
(1630–1695),
Commissioner of the Great Seal, was born in Mickleton.
References
External links
King George's Hall MickletonPhotos of Mickleton and surrounding area on geograph.org.ukMickleton villageHidcote Bartrim & Hidcote Boyce are a mile away
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Villages in Gloucestershire
Cotswold District
Cotswolds