Towns & cities · West Midlands
Bibury
Bibury — village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bibury is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 581 people. Address: GL7. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England". Coordinates: 51.7580°, -1.8320°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bibury is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the River Coln, a Thames tributary that rises in the Cotswolds. The village centre is 6 miles (10 kilometres) northeast of Cirencester. Arlington Row is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of some British passports. It is a major destination for tourists visiting the traditional rural villages, tea houses and many historic buildings of the Cotswold District; it is one of six places in the country featured in Mini-Europe, Brussels.
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Background
History
In the Domesday Book (1086), a record of survey done under William the Conqueror, the place is named Becheberie, and it is recorded that the lands and church in Bibury were held by St Mary's Priory at Worcester, from whom it passed in 1130 to Osney Abbey, near Oxford: the Abbey continued to hold it until its dissolution in 1540. The Church of England Church of St Mary is very late Anglo-Saxon with later additions and listed in the top of the three heritage/architecture categories, Grade I. Its main material is random (cobblestone) and coursed rubble limestone with a slate roof. It is formed of a nave with north and south aisles, south porch, north west tower and chancel, tower, arched…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7580, -1.8320
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Bibury
- Postcode
- GL7
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Population
- 581
- Official site
- www.bibury.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q856722 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bibury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Arlington Row Bibury.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Willson monument in the churchyard approximately 4 metres west of nave to Church of St Mary
Willson monument in the churchyard approximately 4 metres west of nave to Church of St Mary — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Holy wells · West Midlands
Entrance walls and gateway approximately 120 metres to north of Bibury Court Hotel
Entrance walls and gateway approximately 120 metres to north of Bibury Court Hotel — Grade II listed wall and gateway to Bibury Court (formerly a hotel) in Bibury, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · West Midlands
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary — Grade I listed church in Bibury, Cotswold District, United Kingdom.
📷 5Natural landmarks · South East England
Arlington Row
Arlington Row at Arlington in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England was built in the late 14th century as a wool store and converted into weavers' houses in the late 17th century. It is a Gra
📷 3Historic bridges · West Midlands
Bridge over River Coln approximately 20 metres north of Bibury Mill
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bibury?
- Bibury is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL7), in the parish of Bibury.
- Is Bibury a protected site?
- Yes — Bibury is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bibury free to visit?
- Yes, Bibury is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bibury?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL7. It sits within the North Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.