Meysey Hampton (also known as Maisey Hampton or Maiseyhampton) is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Gloucestershire
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The county town is the city of Gl ...
, England, approximately 30 miles (48 km) to the south-east of
Gloucester
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. It lies in the south of the
Cotswolds, an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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.
History
Toponymy
Meysey Hampton was listed as ''Hantone'' in the
Domesday Book
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of 1086, derived from the
Old English
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''hām-tūn'' meaning "home farm" or "homestead".
It was recorded in 1287 as ''Meseishampton'', this alteration showing the influence of a local family called de Meisi.
By 1868, it was known as ''Meysey Hampton'', with an alternative spelling of ''Maisey Hampton''.
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Governance
Meysey Hampton has a Parish Council, currently with 7 members. The current Chair is local resident Roger Case.
As of May 2015 the village became part of 'The Ampneys and Hampton Ward' on
Cotswold District Council
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The area is defined by the bedrock of Jura ...
. The current District Councillor is
Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties
See also
*Liberal democracy
*Lib ...
Lisa Spivey who was elected in the
2019 United Kingdom local elections
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A total of 8,886 counci ...
.
Meysey Hampton is part of the wider
South Cerney
South Cerney is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, 3 miles south of Cirencester and close to the border with Wiltshire. It had a population of 3,074 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 3,464 at the ...
electoral division for elections to
Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucestershire County Council is a county council which administers the most strategic local government services in the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire, in the South West of England.
The council's principal functions are county road ...
, Lisa Spivey who was elected in the
2021 United Kingdom local elections is also the County Councillor.
Geography
Meysey Hampton lies in the southern part of the
Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of ...
. Close to the border with
Wiltshire
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, it is approximately 30 miles (48 km) south-east of
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
. Situated on the
A417, it is about 6 miles (10 km) east of
Cirencester
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and 2 miles (3.5 km) west of
Fairford
Fairford is a town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, east of Cirencester, west of Lechlade and north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park.
History
Evidence of ...
.
Villages nearby include
Poulton,
Ampney St. Peter,
Ampney St. Mary,
Down Ampney
Down Ampney (pronounced ''Amney'') is a medium-sized village located in Cotswold district in Gloucestershire, in England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 644.
It is off the A417 which runs between Cirencester and Faringdon (in ...
,
Marston Meysey
Marston Meysey, pronounced and sometimes also spelt Marston Maisey, is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying northeast of Cricklade on the county boundary with Gloucestershire. The parish includes the hamlet of Marston Hill. Ma ...
,
Totterdown and
Honeycombe Leaze.
Education
Meysey Hampton has one
primary school
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; Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School, a
voluntary controlled school
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for children from the age of 5–11. In 2006, the school had 102 pupils.
Church
Meysey Hampton's church is dedicated to St. Mary.
Consecrated in 1269, it is thought to have been financed by the
Knights Templar.
[
] The
chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
Ov ...
was enlarged in the 14th century.
References
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Villages in Gloucestershire
Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
Cotswold District