Didmarton
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 Didmarton St Lawrence Church has an unusual open bell tower. |
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| Didmarton shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 415 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST8082 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Badminton |
| Postcode district | GL9 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Didmarton is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Cotswold District.
Since 25 March 1883, the civil parish has included the former parish of Oldbury-on-the-Hill.
A military survey of Didmarton in 1522 shows that it was then a very small village, overshadowed by the neighbouring Oldbury-on-the-Hill.
In the 16th century, the manor of Didmarton was owned by the Seacole family. In 1571, Simon Codrington married Agnes, daughter and co-heiress of Richard Seacole, and the estate thus passed to their son Robert Codrington. It was sold to Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort, in about 1750, but has had a succession of other owners since then.
Together with Oldbury, the parish was subject to enclosure in 1829.
According to The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868):
St Laurence's church at Didmarton (Church of England) is an early English building with a later open bell tower, unusual in England. Archaeological work at Didmarton church has suggested an origin in the 12th century. The church's dedication is to St Laurence of Canterbury, whose feast day is on 3 February.
The village's Congregational church is a square stone building with arched sash windows.
Another Anglican church at the western end of the village, once dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, has been converted to a private house, but its churchyard is still consecrated ground.
The village's present-day pub, the King's Arms, was first mentioned in 1772. The former George Inn dated from at least 1791, and the former Compasses Inn (or Three Compasses) from 1798.
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