Editing Chedworth

{{for|the suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand|Chedworth Park}}
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England}}
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|country = England
|official_name = Chedworth
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|static_image_caption = View over Chedworth
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|shire_county = [[Gloucestershire]]
|region = South West England
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|post_town = [[Cheltenham]]
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'''Chedworth''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Gloucestershire]], southwest England, in the [[Cotswolds]]. It is known as the location of [[Chedworth Roman Villa]], administered since 1924 by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].

Chedworth Stream rises close to the village and flows east for about {{convert|3|km|order=flip}} in a narrow valley before joining the River Coln at the point where it is crossed by the ancient [[Fosse Way]].

==Roman villa==
{{main|Chedworth Roman Villa}}

The villa is a 1,700-year-old farmstead between Yanworth and Withington, about 3{{frac|1|2}} miles (5.5 km) from Chedworth village by road, although it sits to the south of the River Coln and so is within Chedworth parish. It is connected with Chedworth village by two long-distance footpaths, the [[Macmillan Way]] and the [[Monarch's Way]], both about 1 mile in walking distance. The villa was discovered by chance in 1864.<ref>Chedworth–Roman Retreat, Angharad Moran, Supplement to the British Connection, [[Archant]], 2011</ref> It is the remains of one of the largest [[Romano-British]] [[villa]]s in England, featuring several [[mosaic]]s, two [[thermae|bathhouses]], [[hypocaust]]s (underfloor heating), a water-shrine and a latrine. The water shrine became very special as the Romans used it to worship the goddess of the natural spring that gives it an endless amount of water. New visitor facilities opened in 2014.<ref>Wilts and Glos Standard 03-06-2014</ref>

==History==
The [[parish church|parish]] [[Church of St Andrew, Chedworth|church of St Andrew]] is of 12th century [[Norman architecture|Norman]] origin, but was much rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church of St Andrew |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1090247 |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201095632/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1090247 |url-status=live }}</ref> The south doorway has been described as "a most notable piece of rich [[Perpendicular Period|Perpendicular]] work" and the south range of five Perpendicular windows has also been admired: "The interior is very charming because these great Perpendicular windows are like a wall of clear tinted glass which reflects the light onto the plastered walls."<ref>David Verey, ''Cotswold Churches'' (B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1976), at pages 88–89</ref>

The medieval judge and cleric [[Thomas de Chaddesworth]], or de Chedworth, [[Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin]], and an unsuccessful candidate to be [[Archbishop of Dublin]], was born here in about 1230, and took his surname from the village. He died in [[Ireland]] in 1311.<ref>Mackay, Ronan "Chedworth (Chaddesworth), Thomas de", ''Cambridge Dictionary of Irish Biography'', 2009</ref>

Between 1892 and 1961, the village had a [[Chedworth Halt railway station|railway station]] on the [[Midland and South Western Junction Railway]].

In 1930, Rose Cottage in Chedworth was bought by [[Henry Ford]], who paid for it to be dismantled and transported to [[The Henry Ford|Greenwich Village]] in [[Dearborn, Michigan]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Jonathan |date=3 September 2023 |title=Why Henry Ford imported a Cotswold cottage to Michigan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66546779 |work=BBC News |location= |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>

==Governance==
Until the 2015 district council elections, there was an [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name. This ward started in the south at Chedworth and stretched north to end at [[Dowdeswell]]. The total ward population taken at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 1,705.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121845&c=chedworth&d=16&e=62&g=6426940&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427041078941&enc=1|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111901/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121845&c=chedworth&d=16&e=62&g=6426940&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427041078941&enc=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chedworth Parish Council was formed under the Local Government Act of 1894. Its first preliminary meeting was held on 4 December 1894, and the first full meeting on 3 January 1895, chaired by the Rev. Sackett Hope. Fifteen candidates stood for election to the seven seats available. Subsequently, in 1904 again 15 candidates stood for the seven seats, and none of the previous incumbents was re-elected. The Parish Council still has seven members, with the last election in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 May 2023|title=Election results for Chedworth |url=https://meetings.cotswold.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=280 |website=Cotswold District Council|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> The council holds monthly meetings on the second Monday of each month at the Village Hall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Councillors |url=https://chedworthpc.org.uk/councillors |website=Chedworth Parish Council|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref>

==Amenities==
The Seven Tuns Inn is close to the church at the far western, "upper" end of the village. The "tuns" are variously chimneys or barrels, both of which have featured on the pub sign at different times. It is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|grade=II|desc=The Seven Tuns|num= 1152310|date=12 February 1988}}</ref> Chedworth had a post office and village store for over 120 years before the final postmistress, Miss Lait, closed her Fields Road establishment in 1993, leaving Chedworth with no retail outlets. Following a vigorous campaign by local residents, Chedworth Farm Shop opened in 2006, using former dairy buildings at Denfurlong Farm on Fields Road. However, the farm shop closed permanently on 27 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chedworth Farm Shop |url=https://www.chedworthfarmshop.co.uk/ |publisher=Chedworth Farm Shop |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122174104/http://www.chedworthfarmshop.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of rail trails]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Chedworth}}

* [https://chedworthpc.org.uk Chedworth Parish Council website]
* [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=4180710 Photos of Chedworth Roman villa and surrounding area on geograph]
* [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=4180775 Photos of Chedworth and surrounding area on geograph]
* [http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust]

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