Down Hatherley

The church of St Mary and Corpus Christi

Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in Tewkesbury (borough) near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450, reducing to 419 at the 2011 census.[1]

The village was recorded (combined with Up Hatherley) as Hegberleo in 1022.[2] It was listed as Athelai in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3][4] In 1273 it was known as Dunheytherleye and in 1221, Hupheberleg.[4] The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning "hawthorn clearing".[4] the distinguishing affixes "Up" and "Down" derived from the Old English upp meaning "higher upstream" and dūne meaning "lower downstream".[4] Up Hatherley is a separate parish three miles upstream on the Hatherley Brook.[2] Historic buildings include St Mary's Church (15th-century tower, otherwise rebuilt 1860) and Hatherley Court (or House) (17th century), now a hotel.

Jemmy Wood, The Gloucester Miser, was a former owner of Hatherley House and estate.[5]

Notable residents

References and sources

References
  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011.Retrieved 2 April 2015".
  2. 1 2 "Up Hatherley, Warden Hill and Surrounding Areas". Cheltenham4U.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire". Domesday Book. The National Archives. 1086. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Mills, A. D. (1998). Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
  5. ↑ Jemmy Wood. Down Hatherley History, 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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Coordinates: 51°54′07″N 2°12′19″W / 51.90194°N 2.20528°W / 51.90194; -2.20528


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