Coberley | |
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Seven Springs | |
Location within
Gloucestershire | |
Population | 351 ( 2011 Census) [1] |
OS grid reference | SO 9621 1605 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Cheltenham |
Postcode district | GL53 |
Dialling code | 01242 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Coberley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Cheltenham. It lies at the confluence of several streams ( Seven Springs) that form the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. The medieval village was closer to the main road, near a spring to the east of Coberley Court. The sites of the medieval and modern villages of Upper Coberley are a short distance to the east.
The parish has two long barrows: one about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west of the parish church and the other about 2 miles (3.2 km) west-north-west of the church. [3] A skeleton was discovered in the latter before 1779. [3]
The valley north of Coberley is the site of a Roman villa complex. It has been the source of numerous archaeological finds, including coins, tiles, pottery and mosaics. [4] The site was excavated by Channel 4's Time Team in 2007 for an episode that was broadcast on 3 February 2008. [4]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles had Norman features until the architect John Middleton rebuilt it in 1869-72. [5] Middleton retained the Decorated Gothic south chapel, built in 1340 as a chantry to Saint Mary. [5] He retained also the Perpendicular Gothic bell tower. [5]
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn rode to Coberley on 2 August 1535 from Gloucester. Henry went on to hunt at Miserden while Anne returned to Gloucester. [6]
Dowmans Farm house was built in the 17th century. [7] The present rectory was designed by Richard Pace and built in 1826. [8] Its predecessor sheltered the future Charles II of England for the night on 10 September 1651, as he was fleeing from defeat in the Battle of Worcester, disguised as a groom. [9]
The village school was designed by David Brandon and built in 1857. [8] It is now Coberley Church of England Primary School. [10]