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Woolstone, Gloucestershire

Woolstone
Woolstone church
Woolstone is located in Gloucestershire
Woolstone
Woolstone
Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°58′16″N 2°03′24″W / 51.9710°N 2.0567°W / 51.9710; -2.0567

Woolstone is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Oxenton, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) miles from the town of Cheltenham. The village is on the southern side of Crane Hill and on the north bank of the Tirle Brook.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 85.[2] Woolstone has a church called St Martin's Church which is grade II* listed.[3]

History

The name "Woolstone" means 'Wulfsige's farm/settlement'.[4] Woolstone was recorded in the Domesday Book as Olsendone.[5] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Oxenton.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Parishes: Woolstone". British History Online. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Woolstone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Church of St Martin De Tours". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Woolstone Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Woolstone AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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