Bisley, Gloucestershire

Bisley

A view over Bisley
Bisley
 Bisley shown within Gloucestershire
Population 2,142 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO905065
Civil parishBisley-with-Lypiatt
DistrictStroud
Shire countyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Stroud
Postcode district GL6
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentStroud
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Coordinates: 51°45′13″N 2°08′26″W / 51.75351°N 2.14047°W / 51.75351; -2.14047

Bisley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of Stroud. The parish is today united administratively with the adjoining parish of Lypiatt and the two are usually referred to as Bisley-with-Lypiatt. The manor was formerly extensive, including the villages of Stroud and Chalford, as well as Thrupp, Oakridge, Bussage, Througham and Eastcombe.

Governance

An electoral ward in the name Bisley exists. This ward has the same area and population as the civil parish.

History and architecture

The area is noted for the wealth of its Cotswold stone houses of architectural and historic interest.[2] They include Lypiatt Park, formerly the home of Judge H.B.D. Woodcock and then of the late Modernist sculptor Lynn Chadwick;[3] Nether Lypiatt Manor, formerly the home of Violet Gordon-Woodhouse and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent;[4] Daneway (near Sapperton, but within the parish of Bisley); Over Court; Througham Court (repaired in 1929 for the novelist Sir Michael Sadleir by Norman Jewson);[5] and Jaynes Court, formerly the private residence of Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (b. 1942).

Bisley lockup

Througham Slad Manor is believed to date from the mid 16th century with 18th century additions, the manor was altered in the 1930s by Norman Jewson for W. A. Cadbury. In the 1970s, the house was owned by Mike Oldfield, who installed a recording studio in the barn.

The village prison, which had originally been located in the Church yard, was replaced in 1824 by a two-cell lock-up where drunks were kept overnight,[6] and petty criminals were detained before appearing before the magistrate. This was often followed by a spell in the stocks or pillory. This building still stands, minus its heavy oak doors.

Bisley has a structure on Wells Road, containing seven spouts forming a public water supply from the Seven Springs and is known for its well dressing.[7]

Notable residents

Bisley since 1982 has been the home of Jilly Cooper,[8] one of England's most popular and prolific contemporary novelists, and, until his death in 2013, her husband, publisher Leo Cooper.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011.Retrieved 28 March 2015".
  2. ↑ Stroud Council Conservation Area No.6 Bisley
  3. ↑ British Council
  4. ↑ BBC Gloucestershire - Nether Lypiatt Manor
  5. ↑ Victoria County History
  6. ↑ GlosGen - Bisley
  7. ↑ http://www.glosgen.co.uk/records/bisley.htm
  8. ↑ Daily Telegraph - 'Jillywood' tours target Cotswolds' reluctant celebrities
  9. ↑ Daily Mail - The Male menopause is a great excuse for men to behave outlandishly

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