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There is a really interesting website www.gloucestershirepast.net - this includes information about manors, economic, social and religious history, local government For example it says that twenty four people were recorded in Kempley Manor in 1086 and fifteen persons were assessed for tax in the parish in 1327 - it goes on from there......
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Kempley - Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council Footpaths, Bridleways and other Public Rights of Way
GENUKI Kempley, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council Kempley Parish Council
KEMPLEY, KEMPLEY GREEN
Kempley Parish Council
Extract from an 1880 map of Gloucestershire
AROUND ABOUT KEMPLEY
Dymock - www.dymock.org.uk
Litarary associations are nearby: Several houses in the Dymock area were occupied by members of a group of friends known as the Dymock Poets. The American poet, Robert Frost stayed there with his family in 1914. John Masefield was not one of the Dymock Poets, but the eponymous daffodil fields of his own poem were nearby.
See also Ledbury Poetry Festival - www.poetry-festival.com
Three Choirs Vineyard - www.three-choirs-vineyards.co.uk
Much Marcle - www.wyenot.com/muchmarcle.htm
Hellens Manor, located in the heart of the village is a monument to much of England’s history since 1096 when the manor was granted to the De Balun family who were witnesses to the Magna Carta. It contains a wealth of period furnishings, paintings and decorations as well as Tudor Gardens. Roger Mortimer who killed Edward II came here often. It was the home of Sir James Audley, a close friend of the black prine. Queen Mary visited when still a princess. - www.statelyhomes.com
Westons Cider - www.Westons-cider.co.uk
Church of Saint Bartholomew with its 13th century nave, 14th century alter tomb of Blanch Grandison and tombs of several members of the Kyrle family.
Oxenhall
OXENHALL DAFFODIL TEAS 8th/9th March 2008
VILLAGE HALL 12:00- 5:00 pm Refreshments, Produce & Gifts
Sat. 8th OXENHALL LOCKS Gloucs/Hereford Canal Trust open day
1:00- 4:00 pm OPEN Betty Dawes Reserve, Oxenhall Nr. Newent Gloucester Wildlife Trust guides
GUIDED WALKS:
8th 2:00- 3:00 pm Natural History Betty Dawes
9th 2:00-3:00 pm 3 miles with Forester Guide: Woodland & Daffs
St.Annes Church
Gorsely
Sollers Hope
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