Prescott is a settlement and civil parish in the Cotswolds within the English county of Gloucestershire. There are scattered farms and houses. There may once have been a settlement around the chapel.
| Prescott | |
|---|---|
 Pardon Hill Cottage | |
  Prescott Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL54 |
Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a motor sport event held in the parish.
History
editWithin the parish is Nottingham Hill Camp a promentary hill fort which was occupied during the Iron Age, Romano-British and possibly Anglo-Saxon periods. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.[1]
The estate was the property of Tewkesbury Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries. It was then sold and became part of the Stanway estate.[2] There is some archaeological evidence that there may once have been a settlement around the chapel.[2]
Pardon Hill Farm is a 17th-century timber-framed farmhouse.[3] It has a 19th-century ice house,[4] and 18th century workshop.[5]
Prescott House was enlarged by Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough around 1860 in Tudor Gothic style. Nearby are two stone monoliths each 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high.[6]
Events
editThe Prescott Speed Hill Climb takes place here. The site was purchased in 1937 by the Bugatti Owners' Club and the site includes the Bugatti Trust Museum.[7] The races are organised by the Vintage Sports-Car Club.[8]
Religious sites
editThere is a 12th-century chapel of ease which is a Grade II* listed building.[9] It may have been dependent on the church at Winchcombe.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Nottingham Hill camp". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Elrington, C.R. "Parishes: Prescott In A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6". Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Pardon Hill Farm". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Ice house cl5m north of Pardon Hill Farmhouse". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Workshop Pardon Hill Farm". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Two monoliths c30m north of Prescott House". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Bugatti Owners Club and Prescott Speed Hill Climb". Cotswolds Info. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Prescott Speed Hill Climb". Prescott Speed Hill Climb. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Chapel of Ease - dedication unknown". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Vale and the Forest of Dean, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1976) ISBN 0-14-071041-8, p. 321.
External links
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