Colesbourne

There are sixteen Grade II listed buildings and structures in the parish. In the village is St James' Church, dating to the 12th century, with later 15th-century tower and chancel, which was largely rebuilt in 1852-53 for Henry John Elwes in early Perpendicular style.[4][5] Within the churchyard is an 18th-century tomb to John Brown (d.1760), Mary Brown (d.1736), and Mary Hayden (d.1809).[6] At the southeast of the church is the base of a medieval cross with the remains of a 17th- or 18th-century stone sundial.[7] To the northeast of the church are three listed mid-19th-century coachhouses built for Henry John Elwes of Colesbourne Park.[8][9][10] On the A435 at the centre of the village is The Colesbourne Inn, a coaching inn dating to 1827, which was "built to serve the new Cheltenham [to] Cirencester turnpike".[11] To the west of the inn is the building listed as the 'Village Institute and Coach House', a c.1827 "former stables and coach house, now partly meeting hall".[12] Farther west, and adjacent, is the c.1850 'Village Stores and Post Office'.[13] To the east of The Colesbourne Inn is the c.17th-century Slys Cottage, a former shop and post office.[14] At the northwest of the village is Southbury Farmhouse, dating to the 17th century with 18th-century additions.[15] Adjacent to the farmhouse are mid- to late 18th century threshing barns and stables.[16] At the south of the parish is Rapsgate Park, a late 17th-century "large country house" which was "remodelled and enlarged in the 18th century and altered in 1903".[17] Next to Rapsgate Park is an 18th-century barn.[18] At the west and southeast of the village on the A435 are 19th-century milestones of iron plate.[19][20]

At the north of the village, beyond St James' Church, and bordered at the east by Hilcot Brook, dammed in 1922 to form a lake, is Colesbourne Park, a house with 30 acres (120,000 m²) of garden and an arboretum, which was home to the botanist and author Henry John Elwes (1846 – 1922). The park is significant for its display of 250 cultivars of snowdrops, particularly Galanthus elwesii which was identified by and named after Elwes.[21][22][23][24]

• Media related to Colesbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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• "Colesbourne", British History Online, Retrieved 28 January 2019
• "Colesbourne", Genuki. Retrieved 28 January 2019
• "Churn Valley Benefice", Churnvalley.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2019
• "Colesbourne Park", Colesbourne Gardens. Retrieved 28 January 2019