Hempsted

Hempsted is a suburban village and part of the City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

Not to be confused with Hempstead or Hemsted Park.
The church and war memorial

History

An ancient area of Gloucester, Hempsted was just outside the City. The fine Norman church of St. Swithun was built and paid for by Norman noblemen. During the Middle Ages a persecuted Augustinian monastic order came out of Wales and settled at Hempsted with the blessing of the City authorities. They founded Llanthony Secunda Priory and Hempsted became an estate of the priory. The church was extended with a new vestry and a west gallery was added as well as new pews and re-roofing to the design of G.V.Maddox of Monmouth in 1839.[1] Maddox died at the rectory in Hempsted on 27 February 1864.[2]

Transport

Some areas of the village are connected to Gloucester and Alney Island, as well as Quedgeley by Segregated Bicycle Path.

Sport

From until 1986 until 2007, Hempsted was home to Gloucester City A.F.C. at the Meadow Park Ground. The club were forced to leave by the 2007 United Kingdom floods and currently play at Evesham United's ground. Gordon League Rugby Club bought an area of land in 1932 and have been based in Hempsted since then. Gloucester Rowing Club is also based in Hempsted, on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.

See also

References
  1. 'Hempsted', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4: The City of Gloucester (1988), pp. 420-429. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42325 Date accessed: 19 January 2012.
  2. Brodie, Antonia; Library, British Architectural (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914. google.co.uk. ISBN 9780826455147.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.