Birdlip
Coordinates: 51°49′01″N 2°06′00″W / 51.817°N 2.100°W
Birdlip is a village in Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England,[1] in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cheltenham and 8 miles (13 km) south east of Gloucester.[2]
History
Some fine pre-Roman bronze art, including the famous Birdlip Mirror, from around AD 50, was found at Barrow Wake near Birdlip.[3][4]
The village was once on the main road between Gloucester and Cirencester, now the A417. The building of a bypass, which opened in December 1988, moved the main route away from the village.[5][6]
Black Horse Ridge is a 17th-century building that until 1900 was a public house.[7] A lodge adjacent to Black Horse Ridge was designed by Richard Pace and built in 1822.[7] Birdlip's remaining pub is The Royal George Hotel, which was built in the 19th century.[7]
Birdlip House is a Georgian house built late in the 18th century.[7]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary burned down in 1897, and was replaced in 1957 by a new church designed by the architect Harold Stratton-Davis.[7]
Amenities
Birdlip has a community primary school.
Birdlip is on the Cotswold Way, a National Trail running along the edge of The Cotswolds AONB. The view from Barrow Wake viewpoint in the village takes in much of the Vale of Gloucester.[8]
Located next to the primary school is Birdlip and Brimpsfield Cricket Club (BBCC). The club has three senior teams, playing on Wednesdays and Saturdays. BBCC is famous for once fielding a team made entirely of members of the Partridge family.
Birdlip had an infamous "Dogging Area" at the Barrow Wake viewpoint.[9]
Sources
- Verey, David (1970). The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0-14-071040-X.
References
- ↑ "Birdlip location and weather". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ↑ "Guide to Birdlip". Information Britain. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "The Birdlip Mirror". BBC- A History of the World. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Verey, 1970, page 113
- ↑ "Transport Written Answers: 26 November 1986". Hansard. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Transport Written Answers: 11 July 1990". Hansard. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Verey, 1970, page 112
- ↑ "View from Barrow Wake viewpoint". Panoramio. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ↑ "Fake sign promotes Cotswold viewpoint as 'dogging' area". BBC News. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
External links
Media related to Birdlip at Wikimedia Commons