Poulton
Poulton is located in Gloucestershire
Poulton
Poulton
Location within Gloucestershire
Population408 (2011 Census)
• London90 mi (140 km) E
Civil parish
  • Poulton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCirencester
Postcode districtGL7
Dialling code01285
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitewww.poultonvillage.co.uk

Poulton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire, approximately 24 miles (39 km) to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 398,[1] increasing to 408 at the 2011 census.[2]

History

Poulton was listed as Poltone in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] Historically, the village was part of the county of Wiltshire and for centuries was — physically detached from Wiltshire — an enclave in Gloucestershire. Under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, Poulton finally became part of Gloucestershire.[4]

There was a parish church at Poulton by at least 1337, when the lord of the manor, Sir Thomas Seymour, endowed it with a chantry.[5] In 1348, Seymour built what became the Priory of St Mary.[5] From 1539, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was used as Poulton's parish church. It was demolished in 1873.[5] The current parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, was built in 1873 by William Butterfield.[6]

Governance

Poulton is part of the Hampton ward[7] of the Cotswold district, currently represented by Councillor Lisa Spivey, a member of the Liberal Democrats.[8] Poulton is part of the constituency of The Cotswolds, currently represented at parliament by Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.[9] It was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ "Census 2001: Key Statistics: Usual resident population". Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census table KS001, Area Type "parishes 2001", Area Name "23UC079 : Poulton". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Poulton Parish (E04004257)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Place name: Poulton near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire". Folio: 68v Great Domesday Book. The National Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Poulton, Gloucestershire - genealogy heraldry and history". UK Genealogy Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Pugh & Crittall, p. 319
  6. ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Michael and All Angels (1153465)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 June 2011
  7. ↑ "2011 Ward Labour Market Profile E36002938 : Hampton". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cotswold Committee Management System (CMIS) > Councillors". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "MPs - UK Parliament". www.parliament.uk. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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