Upleadon

Upleadon
Upleadon
	; St Mary the Virgin
	Upleadon Location within Gloucestershire
Population	276 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SO7626
Civil parish	Upleadon;
District	Forest of Dean ;
Shire county	Gloucestershire ;
Region	South West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gloucester
Postcode district	GL18
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Forest of Dean ;
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°56′23″N2°21′26″W / 51.93967°N 2.35721°W Coordinates: 51°56′23″N2°21′26″W / 51.93967°N 2.35721°W

Last updated April 02, 2019

Upleadon is a village and civil parish situated 10.5 km north-west of Gloucester. Soon after the Norman conquest Upleadon became part of the estates of Gloucester Abbey and was recorded as such in the Domesday Book.^[2] Taking advantage of the nearby river, there was a period when iron forges were a focal point for the community but these were subsequently converted into a flour-mill.^[3] The village today extends southwards alongside the River Leadon and has a population of 213 according to the Gloucestershire County Council.^[4]

Gloucester is a city and district in Gloucestershire, in the South West of England, of which it is the county town. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the southwest.

Gloucester Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in the city of Gloucester, England. Since 1541 it has been Gloucester Cathedral.

The River Leadon is a river in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, a tributary of the River Severn. It rises just south of the village of Acton Beauchamp, and flows south past Bosbury to the town of Ledbury, which takes its name from the river. It then flows south and east past Dymock, Upleadon and Highleadon to join the Severn at Over, just west of Gloucester. The river is approximately 32 miles (51 km) long.

Standing opposite the parish church, Upleadon Court is a large 18th-century farmhouse, but the asymmetry of its north front suggests that it was built around an older house. The lower timber-framed west wing was built in the late 16th or early 17th century.^[5] Several outbuildings also predate the main house.

St Mary the Virgin, Parish Church

While there is evidence of much earlier worship on the site the current church is 11th century in origin but has been heavily modified over the centuries. The Tudor era tower is a rare, if not unique design as it is timbered from the base to its height and inlaid with red brick. The half-timbered main structure was added in the early 16th century and has a ‘wishbone’ type cross bracing. What used to be the Saxon era East window now forms an arched entrance into the sanctuary. The nave and carved North doorway are both 12th century Norman.

A rare Blackletter Bible printed in 1613 is on display in a case within the church. The interior is devoid of monuments and retains a simple decor throughout.^[6]

Blackletter old script typeface used throughout Western Europe

Blackletter, also known as Gothic script, Gothic minuscule, or Textura, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately 1150 to well into the 17th century. It continued to be used for the Danish language until 1875, and for German, Estonian and Latvian until the 20th century. Fraktur is a notable script of this type, and sometimes the entire group of blackletter faces is incorrectly referred to as Fraktur. Blackletter is sometimes referred to as Old English, but it is not to be confused with the Old English language, which predates blackletter by many centuries and was written in the insular script or in Futhorc.

English Heritage has listed St Mary The Virgin in Upleadon as a Grade I heritage building for its architectural and historical significance.^[7]

English Heritage charity responsible for the National Heritage Collection of England

English Heritage is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses. The charity states that it uses these properties to ‘bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year’.

Carswalls Farm

Artist Paul Nash took a collection of photographs around Carswalls Farm, Upleadon, Newent in the late 1930s or early 1940s, that are held in the archives of the Tate.^[8]

Paul Nash was a British surrealist painter and war artist, as well as a photographer, writer and designer of applied art. Nash was among the most important landscape artists of the first half of the twentieth century. He played a key role in the development of Modernism in English art.

Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art museums, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

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References

↑ "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO7626/upleadon/ Domesday Online - Upleadon
↑ The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
↑ http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/inform/index.cfm?articleid=106330 GGC Population Estimates 2010
↑ http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/work-in-progress/Upleadon_photographs_6521.pdf VCH Archives
↑ Transactions - Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (Volume 10)page 22 of 38
↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1153374)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 September 2015.
↑ Tate. "'Black and white negative, fallen trees, Carswalls Farm', Paul Nash, [c.1938-43] – Tate Archive". Tate. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

Sources

1. David Verey - Gloucestershire 2, The Vale and The Forest of Dean, 1970 - Journal Title: The Buildings of England

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[1] "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[2] ttp://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO7626/upleadon/ Domesday Online - Upleadon

[3] The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5

[4] ttp://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/inform/index.cfm?articleid=106330 GGC Population Estimates 2010

[5] ttp://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/work-in-progress/Upleadon_photographs_6521.pdf VCH Archives

[6] Transactions - Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (Volume 10)page 22 of 38

[7] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1153374)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[8] Tate. "'Black and white negative, fallen trees, Carswalls Farm', Paul Nash, [c.1938-43] – Tate Archive". Tate. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

Upleadon
St Mary the Virgin
Upleadon Location within Gloucestershire
Population	276 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SO7626
Civil parish	Upleadon
District	Forest of Dean
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gloucester
Postcode district	GL18

Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western

EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Forest of Dean
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°56′23″N2°21′26″W / 51.93967°N 2.35721°W / 51.93967; -2.35721 Coordinates: 51°56′23″N2°21′26″W / 51.93967°N 2.35721°W / 51.93967; -2.35721