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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Beverston is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 132, decreasing to 129 at the 2011 census. The village is about two miles west of Tetbury.
Beverston (also spelled Beverstone) is an example of a typical unaltered Gloucestershire Cotswold village. It is home to Beverston Castle dating to the 12th Century, a Norman Church and some examples of Cotswold architecture.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Beverston from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "BEVERSTONE, a village and a parish in Tetbury [registration] district, Gloucester. The village stands 1½ mile WNW of Tetbury, and 6½ SSW of Brimscomb [railway] station; and has a post office under Stroud. The parish comprises 2,360 acres. Real property: £2,818. Population: 170. Houses: 34. The property is not much divided.
- "A castle was erected here, in the time of Edward III., by Thomas, Lord Berkeley; was repeatedly besieged, and finally taken and burned, in the parliamentary wars; and is now a mass of ruin. Roofing-stone is quarried. The living is a rectory, united with the [perpetual] curacy of Kingscote, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value: £590. Patron: the Crown. The church is a small ancient edifice of nave and chancel, and has a stone pulpit."
Research Tips
- The website British History Online provides eight chapters out of at least eleven of the Victoria County History Series on Gloucestershire. Some of these are outlines of topics concerning the whole county, others contain descriptions of cities, towns and villages of varying sizes throughout the area.
- Brett Langston's Registration Districts in Gloucestershire follows the history of registration district provision in Gloucestershire from its inception in 1837 through to the present day.
- GENUKI has a brief overall guide to various sources of information for the county.
- The FamilySearch Wiki on Gloucestershire provides information similar to that in GENUKI.
- Gloucestershire Archives for older sources such as pre-1837 parish registers and other contemporary documents. Address: Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, England GL1 3DW
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