Sezincote (settlement)

Sezincote
Sezincote is located in Gloucestershire
Sezincote
Sezincote
Location within Gloucestershire
Area5.830 km2 (2.251 sq mi) [1]
Population90 (2001 census)
• Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Sezincote
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament

Sezincote or Seasoncote[3] is a settlement[4] and civil parish comprising Sezincote House and its estate, situated about 3 miles from Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 90.[5] The parish touches Bourton-on-the-Hill, Condicote, Cutsdean, Longborough and Moreton-in-Marsh.[6] Sezincote has a parish meeting.[4]

Landmarks

There are 26 listed buildings in Sezincote.[7] Sezincote once had a church called St Bartholomew's but it closed about 1712 and was later demolished.[8]

History

The name "Sezincote" means 'Gravelly cottage'.[9] Sezincote was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cheisnecot(e)/Chi(i)esnecote.[10] No traces of the deserted medieval village of Sezincote have been found in the grounds of Sezincote.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Sezincote". City Population De. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. ^ "History of Sezincote, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sezincote Parish Meeting". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
  6. ^ "Sezincote". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Listed buildings in Sezincote, Cotswold, Gloucestershire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "St Bartholomew's Church (Demolished), Sezincote". Church Database. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Sezincote Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Sezincote DMV". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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