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Turk Dean
Turkdean is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately to the east of Gloucester. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. History Turkdean was recorded as ''Turcandene'' in the 8th century and was listed as ''Turchedene'' or ''Turghedene'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It derives from the Old English for "valley (''denu'') of a river called ''Turce''", with ''Turce'' or ''Twrch'' being a lost Celtic river name, possibly meaning boar. The Anglican Church of All Saints was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building. Governance Turkdean is part of the Sandywell ward of the district of Cotswold, represented by one councillor. It is within the North Cotswolds constituency, represented in parliament by Conservative MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. Geography Turkdean is in the county of Gloucestershire and lies with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of All Saints, Turkdean
The Anglican Church of All Saints at Turkdean in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building. History The church was built in the 12th century. In the late 15th or early 16th century the tower was added and the nave revised and a south aisle added. A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1897. The church was originally dedicated to St Mary, and then possibly to St Michael, before being rededicated to All Saints in the 18th century. The parish is part of the Northleach benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester. Architecture It is a limestone building with stone slate roofs. It consists of a chancel, north aisle, porch and a nave which had the tower inserted at its west end. The tower contains three bells, the oldest of which dates from the 14th century, the others are from 1641. In the south wall of the chancel is a Norman arch and tympanum. There is also a scratch dial. The church includes fragments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or regional government, or other local authority. The title of a councillor varies geographically, with a name generally being preceded by their title (or the shortened version Cllr when written) in formal or council-related situations in many places. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unlike most provincial elections, municipal elections are usually held on a fixed date of 4 years. Finland ''This is about honorary rank, not elected officials.'' In Finland councillor (''neuvos'') is the highest possible title of honour which can be granted by the President of Finland. There are several ranks of councillors and they have existed si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazleton, Gloucestershire
Hazleton or Haselton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The population of the civil parish in the 2011 Census was 224. Hazleton was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as ''Hasedene''. Hazleton Abbey was formed in the 12th century. The former Abbey barn survives. Hazelton Manor was built on the site in the 16th century. See also *Hazleton long barrows References External links Villages in Gloucestershire Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Cotswold District {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Aston
Cold Aston (also known as Aston Blank) is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately to the east of Gloucester. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2011 census, the population was 255. History Toponymy The village was recorded as ''Eastunæ'' between 716–43. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Estone'', the name coming from the Old English ''ēast'' + ''tūn'' meaning "eastern farmstead or estate". By the mid 13th century, the village was known as ''Cold Aston''. It was occasionally called ''Great Aston'', to distinguish it from the nearby hamlet of Little Aston. From the 16th century, the name ''Aston Blank'' took hold, the suffix "Blank" possibly deriving from the Old French word ''blanc'', meaning "white" or "bare". In 1972, the parish officially became known as ''Cold Aston'' again. Some think that the name "cold" is derived from the Saxon word which refers to a former settlement – in this case, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the southwest and Lindum Colonia ( Lincoln) to the northeast, via Lindinis ( Ilchester), Aquae Sulis ( Bath), Corinium (Cirencester), and Ratae Corieltauvorum (Leicester). Toponym The word Fosse is derived from the Latin , meaning 'ditch'. For the first few decades after the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, the Fosse Way marked the western frontier of Roman rule in Iron Age Britain. It is possible that the road began as a defensive ditch that was later filled in and converted into a road, or possibly a defensive ditch ran alongside the road for at least some of its length. Route The road joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at ''Venonis'' ( High Cross) south of Leicester, and joined Ermine Street at Lincoln. The Antonine Itinerary (a 2nd-century Roman register of roads) includes the section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Roads
Roman roads ( ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They provided efficient means for the overland movement of Military history of ancient Rome, armies, officials, civilians, inland carriage of official communications, and Roman commerce, trade goods. Roman roads were of several kinds, ranging from small local roads to broad, long-distance highways built to connect cities, major towns and military bases. These major roads were often stone-paved and metaled, cambered for drainage, and were flanked by footpaths, Bridle path, bridleways and drainage ditches. They were laid along accurately surveyed courses, and some were cut through hills or conducted over rivers and ravines on bridgework. Sections could be supported over marshy ground on rafted or piled foundations.Corbishley, Mike: "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 at the 2011 census. Much of the village centre is a designated Conservation Area. Description Bourton-on-the-Water's high street is flanked by long wide greens and the River Windrush that runs through them. The river is crossed by five low, arched stone bridges. They were built between 1654 and 1953, leading to the nickname of "Venice of the Cotswolds". The village often has more visitors than residents during the peak tourist season. Some 300,000 visitors arrive each year as compared to under 3,500 permanent residents. There are three churches, Our Lady and St Kenelm Roman Catholic Church, Bourton-on-the-Water Baptist Church and St Lawrence, Church of England. The latter is usually open to visitors during the week. It is a Grade II listed building. A part of it was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases the chance of a letter or parcel being delivered on time. Post towns in general originated as the location of delivery offices. , their main function is to distinguish between localities or street names in addresses not including a Postcodes in the United Kingdom, postcode. Organisation There are approximately 1,500 post towns which are organised by Royal Mail subject to its policy only to impose changes where it has a proven, economic and practical benefit to the organisation, covering its own cost. Each post town usually corresponds to one or more UK postcodes, postal districts (the "outward" part of the postcode, before the space); therefore, each post town can cover an area comprising many towns, urban districts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of 720 members (MEPs), after the June 2024 European elections, from a previous 705 MEPs. It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India), with an electorate of around 375 million eligible voters in 2024. Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage. Voter turnout in parliamentary elections decreased each time after 1979 until 2019, when voter turnout increased by eight percentage points, and rose above 50% for the first time since 1994. The voting age is 18 in all EU member states e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West England (European Parliament Constituency)
South West was a combined constituency region of the European Parliament, comprising the South West of England and Gibraltar. Seven, later six, Members of the European Parliament using closed party-list proportional representation allocated using the D'Hondt method of distribution were elected. The constituency was abolished when Brexit, Britain left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Boundaries The constituency consisted of the South West England region of the United Kingdom, comprising the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It also included the British overseas territories, British overseas territory of Gibraltar 2004 European Parliament election in Gibraltar, from 2004. History The constituency was formed as a result of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, replacing a number of single-member constituencies. These were Bristol (European Parliament constituency), Bristo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brexit
Brexit (, a portmanteau of "Britain" and "Exit") was the Withdrawal from the European Union, withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 Central European Time, CET). The UK, which joined the EU's precursors the European Communities (EC) on 1 January 1973, is the only member state to have withdrawn from the EU, although the territories of Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark) previously left the EC in 1985 and Algeria (formerly French Algeria, part of France) left in 1976. Following Brexit, EU law and the Court of Justice of the European Union no longer have Primacy of European Union law, primacy over British laws but the UK remains legally bound by obligations in the various treaties it has with other countries around the world, including many with EU member states and indeed with the EU itself. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 retains relevant EU law as La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953)
Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born 23 March 1953)Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 538 is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1992. He has represented North Cotswolds since 2024, having previously represented Cirencester and Tewkesbury, then The Cotswolds. Early life and career Geoffrey Clifton-Brown was born on 23 March 1953 in Cambridge, the eldest of four children of farmer Robert Lawrence Clifton-Brown (1929–2016), of Maltings Farmhouse, Haverhill, Suffolk, a councillor and mayor of St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, and (Florence) Elizabeth Lindsay (1926–2006), granddaughter of Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st Baronet. He was privately educated, first at Tormore School, in Deal, Kent and then at Eton College. He then studied at the Royal Agricultural College where he qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1975. He began his career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
