Ablington, Gloucestershire
| Ablington | |
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 The River Coln in Ablington | |
  Ablington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SP104076 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cirencester |
| Postcode district | GL7 |
Ablington is a village in the county of Gloucestershire, England.[1] It is located in the Coln Valley and is part of the Bibury civil parish, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Cirencester. Ablington is in the Cotswolds which has been designated by Natural England as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[2]
Ablington Manor, a late 16th century country house with later additions, is a Grade I listed building.[3]
The name 'Ablington' is derived from the 'estate called after Eadbald' (personal name Ēadbald + ing + tūn) and is recorded as Eadbaldingtun in 855, as Ablinton between 1209-1509 and Ablyngton between 1286 and 1601.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester (Stow-on-the-Wold) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229125.
- ^ "The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty". www.landscapesforlife.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Ablington Manor (Grade I) (1341833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0521168557.
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