Charlton Abbots

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| official_name= Charlton Abbots

| civil_parish = Sudeley

| country= England

| region= South West England

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| shire_district= Tewkesbury

| shire_county= Gloucestershire

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Charlton Abbots is a village and former civil parish {{convert|12|mi|km}} east of Gloucester,{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=120879&to=121146|title=Distance from Charlton Abbots [51.915605, 1.959342]|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=1 October 2021}} now in the parish of Sudeley, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 71.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10366276/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Charlton Abbots CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 October 2021}}

History

The name "Charlton" means 'Free peasants farm/settlement', the "Abbots" part being from the fact that it was held by Winchcombe Abbey.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Charlton%20Abbots|title=Charlton Abbots Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=1 October 2021}} Charlton Abbots was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerletone.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire1.html#charltonabbots|title=Gloucestershire A-F|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=1 October 2021}} On 25 March 1883 part of Winchcombe parish was transferred to Charlton Abbots.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10366276|title=Relationships and changes Charlton Abbots CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 October 2021}} On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Sudeley Manor and part of Sevenhampton to form Sudeley.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10392184|title=Relationships and changes Sudeley CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 October 2021}}

References

External links

{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/CharltonAbbots|title=Charlton Abbots|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=23 March 2022}}

Category:Villages in Gloucestershire

Category:Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire

Category:Borough of Tewkesbury