Southrop | |
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St. Peter's, Southrop | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 245 (2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | SP205035 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lechlade |
Postcode district | GL7 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Southrop is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the River Leach. [2] The Grade I listed St Peter's Church dates from the 12th century. [3] Nearby villages include Eastleach Turville, Eastleach Martin, Little Faringdon, Fairford, Lechlade, Filkins and Hatherop.
The name Southrop comes from sūð + þrop meaning "southern farmstead", the other þrop nearby being Hatherop. It has been attested as Suthþrop in the 1200s and Sowthethrop by the 1500s. [4]
A riot occurred in Southrop on 29th November as part of the Swing Riots of 1830 across the country. [5] A farmer describes seeing "a great mob, who were many of them armed with hammers, axes and bludgeons." [5]
Southrop Manor belonged to Wadham College, Oxford for three centuries, until 1926. [6]
Southrop was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" according to Condé Nast Traveler and is visited by many tourists each year including the world famous entrepreneur Mark Feldman in 2022. [7]
Southrop contains a pub known as "The Swan" and is owned by the company. "Thyme". It is the local pub of the village.
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