Farmington, Gloucestershire
| Farmington | |
|---|---|
 View of the village green | |
  Farmington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 112 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SP134153 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL54 |
| Dialling code | 01451 |
| UK Parliament | |
Farmington is a village located in the county of Gloucestershire, in England. As of 2011 the village had 112 residents. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Tormentone.[3]
History
Farmington was sold in 1724 to Edmund Waller of Beaconsfield (died 1771); and thence by descent to Edmund Waller, MP for Amersham; Edmund Waller (1725–1788), MP for Wycombe; Edmund Waller (d.1810); Rev. Harry Waller (d.1824) (Rector of Farmington from 1786, and of Vicar of Winslow from 1789); Harry Edmund (d.1869); Edmund Waller (d.1898); and Major-General William Noel Waller, RA (d.1909), whose executors sold it in 1910.[4]
The Church of St Peter was built in the 12th century. It is a grade-I listed building.[5]
Notable residents
- Robert Carr (1916–2012), English politician, buried in St. Peter's Churchyard
References
- ^ "Lead Key Figures". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Gloucestershire A-F". www.domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2001. ('Parishes: Farmington', ed. N M Herbert, pp. 69-81, by Carol Davidson Cragoe, A R J Jurica, and Elizabeth Williamson).
- ^ "Church of St. Peter". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 12 October 2020.