Chapel Ascote

Chapel Ascote
Civil parish
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Area	2.450 km2 (0.946 sq mi)
Population	18 (2021 census)
•  Density	7/km2 (18/sq mi)
District	Stratford-on-Avon
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	CV47
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Kenilworth and Southam
List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°12′41.688″N1°24′0.468″W / 52.21158000°N 1.40013000°W / 52.21158000; -1.40013000

Chapel Ascote is a civil parish ^[1] in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in Warwickshire, England, south of Ladbroke near the A423 road. The parish of Bishop's Itchington lies to the west. ^{[2] [3]} In 2021 the parish had a population of 18.

Name

The parish was historically known under a variety of names; the earliest recorded is "Astanescote", from the 12th century. The name evolved and was recorded as just "Ascote" in 1372; in 1667 it was first recorded as "Chappell Ascott". The etymology of the name is unclear: one theory is that the name derives from "Ēadstan's cote". Another suggests it comes from "Aelfstan's cottages"; Aelfstan being a man granted land in Bishop's Itchington. ^[4]

Chapel of St Helen

There was a medieval chapel in the parish. ^[4] There is a 20-metre-long, 10 metre-wide mound in a field. A chapel is known to have existed in 1208 at the earliest; it was probably abandoned by 1595, and subsequently torn down in 1632. ^[5] Drainage works in the field revealed medieval-era skeletons. ^[6]

Geography

Climate

Chapel Ascote has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), ^[7] meaning it has a narrow temperature range, with moderate summers and relatively mild and cool winters. ^[8]

The Met Office provides a forecast service for adjacent Bishop's Itchington. ^[9]

References

1. "Chapel Ascote (E04009720) - ONS". explore-local-statistics.beta.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
2. "Ladbroke | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
3. "History of Chapel Ascote, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
4. "Chapel Ascote :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. "Chapel of St Helen, Chapel Ascot". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
6. "Skeletons buried in Chapel Field at Chapel Ascot". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
7. "Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.koppen-map.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
8. Climatology. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN   978-1-284-05427-9.
9. "Bishop's Itchington (Warwickshire) weather". Met Office. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.