Redmarley D'Abitot
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| Redmary D'Abitot | |
  Redmary D'Abitot shown within Gloucestershire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Forest of Dean |
| Shire county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode district | GL19 |
| Dialling code | 01531/01452 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Forest of Dean |
| List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire | |
Redmarley D`Abitot, Gloucestershire is civil parish and a village lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. In addition to the village of Redmarley, the civil parish also includes the settlements of Lowbands, Haw Cross, Playley Green, Kings Green and Durbridge[1]
Although now in Gloucestershire, Redmarley was in Worcestershire until 1931 [2].
The name Redmarley comes from 'Woodland clearing with a reedy pond'[3]. The D'Abitot is thought to come from Urso d'Abitot, Sheriff of Worcestershire who held the manor in 1086 [4]
Some times a circumflex is placed on the 'o' of d'Abitot, as Eric Warde says [5] "It is to be regretted that the Gloucestershire County Council placed a circumflex in the signs on the A417. This is emphatically incorrect, both historically and linguistically, Abitot is a word of (Germanic) Anglo-Saxon origin."
[edit] Distances from Redmarley
- 3 miles north of Newent
- 5 miles south west of Ledbury
- 10 miles north west of Gloucester
[edit] References
- ^ Welcome to Redmarley D'Abitot
- ^ List of Rural Districts in England and Wales 1894 - 1930
- ^ MILLS,A. D. (1991): A Dictionary of English Place-Names, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Domesday Book
- ^ Warde, Eric (2007): Prosperity to this Parish, A History of Redmarley D'Abitot
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