Lower Lemington
| Lower Lemington | |
|---|---|
Church of St Leonard | |
Lower Lemington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SP218344 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Moreton-in-Marsh |
| Postcode district | GL56 |
| Dialling code | 01386 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Lower Lemington is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Batsford, in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Moreton-in-Marsh.
Lower Lemington lies east of the Fosse Way, and west of a small stream which may have been called the Leam and may have given its name to the place.[2]
There was a settlement here in Saxon times, and the place was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Lemingtune, when it was in the possession of Tewkesbury Abbey.[3] The village continued to be known as Lemington until the 16th century. A distinction was then made between Lower Lemington and Upper Lemington: the two places were effectively a single village but with different manorial holdings and land ownership.[4] Lower Lemington, held by Tewkesbury Abbey, was a separate manor and parish. Upper Lemington, about 300 metres to the east, was a manor held by Westminster Abbey and was included in the parish of Todenham. By the 20th century the name Upper Lemington had fallen out of use.[5]
The church of St Leonard was built in the 12th century. It is now a Grade I listed building.[6]
Lower Lemington became a civil parish in 1866. By 1931 the population of the parish was only 50. On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged into the civil parish of Batsford.[7]
References
- ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Elrington, C.R., ed. (1965). "Parishes: Lower Lemington". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 216–220. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Domesday Book Online". Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Lemington, Upper". Beresford's Lost Villages. University of Hull. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Elrington, C.R., ed. (1965). "Parishes: Todenham". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 250–258. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Leonard (1089543)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lower Lemington CP/Ch. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Lower Lemington at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic England. "Upper and Lower Lemington (332850)". Research records (formerly PastScape).
- Lower Lemington: British History Online