Coln Rogers
{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| shire_county = Gloucestershire
| region = South West England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.78410|N|1.87673|W}}
| static_image_name = Coln Rogers church - geograph.org.uk - 1244688.jpg
| static_image_caption = St. Andrew's Church
| constituency_westminster = North Cotswolds{{cite web|title=Location of North Cotswolds |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4201/location |website=parliament.uk|access-date=11 January 2025}}
| civil_parish = Coln St. Dennis
| shire_district = Cotswold
| postcode_area = GL
| postcode_district = GL54
| post_town = Cheltenham
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
Coln Rogers is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Coln St. Dennis, in the Cotswold district of the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 95.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10368273/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Coln Rogers AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 December 2022}}
Location
Coln Rogers lies on the River Coln, there is a bridge over the river in the village. It lies in the Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty. The village is located half a mile eastwards of the A429, the road between Coventry to the north and Cirencester in the south. The nearest railway station – in Kemble, is located some 12 miles away, south of Cirencester.
History
The Church of St Andrew is the Church of England parish church which is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It has been described as "unique in the Cotswolds in that it has a Saxon nave and chancel which have survived almost intact, except for the enlargement of all but one of the original windows, the rebuilding of the east end of the chancel, and the erection of a west tower within the nave". Coln Rogers is also where the surname of Rogers originated from. David Verey, Cotswold Churches (B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1976), at page 90
The village was one of the few where all soldiers sent to war in WWI survived the conflict, it is known as a 'thankful village'. There are only 53 of such places in Britain.{{Cite web|title=HELLFIRE CORNER - The Thankful Villages|url=http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/thankful.htm|website=www.hellfirecorner.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-02}}
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Coln St Dennis.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10368273|title=Relationships and changes Coln Rogers AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 December 2022}}
Rectors
External links
{{Commons category|Coln Rogers}}
- [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ColnRogers/index.html GENUKI page]
- {{oscoor gbx|SP086095}}
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Category:Villages in Gloucestershire