Charlecote
{{Short description|Village in Warwickshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Charlecote
| civil_parish = Charlecote
| country= England
| region= West Midlands
| coordinates = {{coord|52|12|30|N|1|36|53|W|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference= SP265568
| post_town= WARWICK
| postcode_area= CV
| postcode_district= CV35
| dial_code=
| constituency_westminster= Stratford-on-Avon
| shire_district= Stratford-on-Avon
| shire_county= Warwickshire
| hide_services= Yes
| population = 194
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| area_total_km2=8.3448
|static_image=Charlecote Park - gatehouse.jpg
|static_image_caption=Charlecote Park gatehouse
|website=
}}
Charlecote is a small village and civil parish {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of Warwick,{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=WARCharlecote&to=WARWarwick|title=Distance from Charlecote [52.208606, -1.614218]|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=23 May 2019}} on the River Avon,{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8672|title=History of Charlecote, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523210540/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8672|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=live}} in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 194.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04009721|title=Charlecote Parish|accessdate=23 May 2019}} The parish touches Wasperton, Newbold Pacey, Wellesbourne and Walton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Loxley and Hampton Lucy.{{cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000010004|title=Charlecote|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604015817/http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000010004|archive-date=4 June 2016|url-status=live}} Most of the village is a conservation area.{{cite web|url=https://www.stratford.gov.uk/doc/175376/name/Charlecote.pdf/|title=Charlecote Village Design Statement|publisher=Stratford-on-Avon District Council|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524175115/https://www.stratford.gov.uk/doc/175376/name/Charlecote.pdf/|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live}} The soil is rich loam and lies on gravel and sand.{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol5/pp34-38|title=Parishes: Charlecote|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523210547/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol5/pp34-38|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=live}}
Features
There are 39 listed buildings in Charlecote.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/charlecote-stratford-on-avon-warwickshire|title=Listed Buildings in Charlecote, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=23 May 2019}} Charlecote has a village hall,{{cite web|url=https://charlecotevillagehall.weebly.com/how-to-find-us.html|title=How to find us|publisher=Charlecote Village Hall|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524175114/https://charlecotevillagehall.weebly.com/how-to-find-us.html|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live}} a 16th-century park called Charlecote Park{{PastScape|num=333063|desc=Charlecote Park|access-date=24 May 2019|fewer-links=yes}} and a church called St Leonard's Church which was entirely rebuilt
in 1851.{{PastScape|num=333099|desc=St Leonards Church|access-date=24 May 2019|fewer-links=yes}} There are earthworks of a deserted medieval village called "Charlecote" in Charlecote Park.{{PastScape|num=333060|desc=Charlecote|access-date=23 May 2019|fewer-links=yes}} There was also possibly another deserted medieval village in the parish called Hunscote.{{PastScape|num=333193|desc=Hunscote|access-date=23 May 2019|fewer-links=yes}} The site of Thelsford Priory is in the parish.{{PastScape|num=333111|desc=Thelsford Priory|access-date=23 May 2019|fewer-links=yes}}
History
The name "Charlecote" means "Free peasants' cottage(s)".{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Warwickshire/Charlecote|title=Charlecote Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=23 May 2019}} Charlecote was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerlecote.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/warwickshire1.html#charlecote|title=Warwickshire A-F|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415100916/http://domesdaybook.co.uk/warwickshire1.html#charlecote|archive-date=15 April 2019|url-status=live}} On the 25th of March 1886 a part of Wellesbourne Mountford parish was transferred to the parish.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10299068|title=Relationships and Changes Charlecote CP/Ch/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523210538/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10299068|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=live}} "Charle Cot" is an alternative name from historical writing for "Charlecote", and "Charlcote" is an alternative name for the parish unit.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8672/names|title=Place names|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523210619/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8672/names|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=live}}
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{{Stratford-on-Avon district}}
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Category:Villages in Warwickshire