Wanswell is a village in the civil parish of Hamfallow, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England. It lies 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of the small town of Berkeley.
| Wanswell | |
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  Wanswell Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO6801 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BERKELEY |
| Postcode district | GL13 |
| Dialling code | 01453 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The name was first recorded in the 12th century. It refers to a well which has been identified with the spring now known as Holywell Spring, 300 yards north of Wanswell Court. The first element of the name is possibly an Old English personal name.[1]
Wanswell Court dates back to a hall house built in 1450-60, with additions in the 16th and 17th century. It was the family home of the Thorpe family, and George Thorpe, an early colonist in Virginia, was born here in 1576. The house is now a farmhouse. It is a Grade I listed building, listed in 1952.[2] Wanswell Court lies on an island surrounded by a moat which pre-dates the house. The moat and a nearby fishpond are a scheduled monument.[3]
The village has a pub, the Salmon Inn, which dates back to the 16th century.[4]
The Focus School Berkeley Campus, part of the Focus Learning Trust associated with the Plymouth Brethren, occupies a site in the village formerly occupied by the Vale of Berkeley College, a small comprehensive school which closed in July 2011.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Wanswell Court". Survey of English Place-Names. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Wanswell Court Farmhouse (1237928)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Moat and fishpond at Wanswell Court (1016768)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Salmon Inn, Wanswell, nr Sharpness". Gloucestershire Pubs and Breweries. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Bristol faith school relocates to Berkeley, Gloucestershire". BBC News. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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