Village in Warwickshire, England
Human settlement in England
Charlecote is a small village and civil parish 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Warwick ,[ 1] on the River Avon ,[ 2] in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire , England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 194.[ 3] The parish touches Wasperton , Newbold Pacey , Wellesbourne and Walton , Stratford-upon-Avon , Loxley and Hampton Lucy .[ 4] Most of the village is a conservation area .[ 5] The soil is rich loam and lies on gravel and sand .[ 6]
Features
There are 39 listed buildings in Charlecote.[ 7] Charlecote has a village hall ,[ 8] a 16th-century park called Charlecote Park [ 9] and a church called St Leonard 's Church which was entirely rebuilt
in 1851.[ 10] There are earthworks of a deserted medieval village called "Charlecote" in Charlecote Park.[ 11] There was also possibly another deserted medieval village in the parish called Hunscote.[ 12] The site of Thelsford Priory is in the parish.[ 13]
History
The name "Charlecote" means "Free peasants' cottage(s)".[ 14] Charlecote was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerlecote .[ 15] On the 25th of March 1886 a part of Wellesbourne Mountford parish was transferred to the parish.[ 16] "Charle Cot" is an alternative name from historical writing for "Charlecote", and "Charlcote" is an alternative name for the parish unit.[ 17]
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