Naunton | |
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Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 352 (2011 Census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Cheltenham |
Postcode district | GL54 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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Naunton is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the River Windrush in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold is about 6 miles to the east.
The population of Naunton in 2000 was 371, [2] which fell to 352 at the 2011 census. [3]
Once a farming community with the usual supporting trades, by the turn of the second millennium it had moved towards being a dormitory village. [2] It has had no shops since 1999. Despite rising property prices, community activity remains [2] and local associations include clubs for music, cricket, golf and tennis. [4] The village has a parish council. [5] The village hall was refurbished in 2017–2018 aided by a twenty-year government loan of £100,000. [6]
There are single public bus services on Tuesdays to Andoversford and Fridays to Stow-on-the-Wold. [7] The nearest railway station is at Moreton-in-Marsh (10 miles, 16 km away), providing several trains daily to London Paddington, Great Malvern, Hereford, Worcester and Oxford. [8]
Naunton is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Niwetone. [9] There has probably been a settlement there for at least 2000 years.
The present church, dedicated to St Andrew, [10] dates largely from the 15th century. The Renaissance playwright and poet Ulpian Fulwell was Rector of Naunton from about 1570 until his death in about 1586. [11] Another Rector, from 1660, was the prolific author and translator Clement Barksdale (1609–1687), who held the parish in plurality with Stow-on-the-Wold.
Naunton has a famous dovecote erected in 1660. [9]
The 1998 Grand National winner, Earth Summit was prepared for the race in the village. [12]
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