Down Hatherley | |
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Location within
Gloucestershire | |
Population | 419 (2011 Census) |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLOUCESTER |
Postcode district | GL2 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in the Tewkesbury Borough, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450, reducing to 419 at the 2011 census. [1] The village is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Gloucester city centre.
The village was recorded (combined with Up Hatherley) as Hegberleo in 1022. [2] It was listed as Athelai in the Domesday Book of 1086. [3] [4] In 1273 it was known as Dunheytherleye and in 1221, Hupheberleg. [4] The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning " hawthorn clearing". [4] the distinguishing affixes "Up" and "Down" derived from the Old English upp meaning "higher upstream" and dūne meaning "lower downstream". [4] Up Hatherley is a separate parish three miles upstream on the Hatherley Brook. [2] Historic buildings include St Mary's Church (15th-century tower, otherwise rebuilt 1860) and Hatherley Court (or House) (17th century), now a hotel.
Jemmy Wood, The Gloucester Miser, was a former owner of Hatherley House and estate. [5]
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