Adlestrop

Adlestrop is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the Cotswolds, near the border with Oxfordshire. The 2021 census recorded 129 peop…

Adlestrop

Adlestrop is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the Cotswolds, near the border with Oxfordshire. The 2021 census recorded 129 people living in the parish.[1]

St Mary Magdalene Church in Adlestrop

History

Adlestrop is an old settlement. It was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.[2] A detailed history of the parish was published in the Victoria County History of Gloucestershire.[3]

The Church of St Mary Magdalene has parts dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. Much of the church was rebuilt during the 18th century. It is a Grade II listed building.[4]

Writer Jane Austen visited Adlestrop several times because members of her family lived there. Historic England records visits in 1794, 1799 and 1806.[5]

Adlestrop railway station in 1961

Railway and poem

Adlestrop railway station opened in 1853. It later became part of the Great Western Railway and closed in 1966. An old station sign and seat were moved into the village after the station closed. They are now Grade II listed.[6]

The village is also known because of the poem Adlestrop by Edward Thomas. Thomas's train stopped at the station on 24 June 1914. He later used the experience in his poem.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Local Insight profile for Adlestrop CP" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "All places". Open Domesday. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "VCH Gloucestershire Publications". Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Church of St Mary Magdalene". Historic England. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Adlestrop Park and House". Historic England. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Railway sign and seat at Adlestrop bus shelter". Historic England. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tall Stories - Gloucestershire's literary connections". Gloucestershire Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2026.

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