Ablington, Gloucestershire

Ablington is a village in the county of Gloucestershire, England.[1] It is located in the Coln Valley and is part of the Bibury civil parish, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Cirencester. Ablington is in the Cotswolds which has been designated by Natural England as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).[2]

Ablington
The River Coln in Ablington
Ablington is located in Gloucestershire
Ablington
Ablington
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSP104076
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCirencester
Postcode districtGL7

Ablington Manor, a late 16th century country house with later additions, is a Grade I listed building.[3]

The name 'Ablington' is derived from the 'estate called after Eadbald' (personal name Ēadbald + ing + tūn) and is recorded as Eadbaldingtun in 855, as Ablinton between 1209-1509 and Ablyngton between 1286 and 1601.[4]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester (Stow-on-the-Wold) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229125.
  2. "The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty". www.landscapesforlife.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. Historic England. "Ablington Manor (Grade I) (1341833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0521168557.

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