Arlington, Gloucestershire
Coordinates: 51°45′32″N 1°50′29″W / 51.7589°N 1.8415°W
Arlington is a Cotswold village in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England.
History
In 1066 Arlington had two mills and continued to flourish based on the wool trade until the 18th century.[1]
Arlington was the ancestral home of John Custis II, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia and named his palatial four-story brick mansion (built in 1675) in Northumberland County, Virginia, "Arlington" after this town.[2][3] Arlington would be abandoned after just 50 years, but the name would be used by his great-great-grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, as the name for his large Arlington Estate on the south shore of the Potomac River near what is now Washington, D.C.[4] Upon GWP Custis's death in 1857, the estate passed to his only child, Mary Custis Lee, wife of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee]],[5] American Civil War General Robert E. Lee]], and today is known as Arlington National Cemetery.
Landmarks
Arlington Row is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports.[6] The cottages were built in 1380 as a monastic wool store.[7] This was converted into a row of cottages for weavers in the seventeenth century.[8] It has been used as a film and television location, most notably for the films Stardust and Bridget Jones's Diary.[9][10][11][12][13]
Arlington Manor was built in the 17th century.[14] It has an adjoining 18th century barn.[15]
Religious sites
On the green is a Baptist church built in 1833.[16]
References
- ↑ Herbert, N.M. "Bibury In: A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7.". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Custis, John. The Letterbook of John Custis IV of Williamsburg, 1717-1742. Josephine Little Zuppan, ed. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005, p. 18; Guy, Chris. "Project Casts Light on House Lost to Past." Baltimore Sun. 8 September 2001.
- ↑ Harbury, Katherine E. "John Custis (ca. 1654–1714)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Cultural Landscape Program. Arlington House: The Robert E. Lee Memorial Cultural Landscape Report. National Capital Region. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C.: 2001, p. 25. Archived 24 December 2012 at WebCite Accessed 2011-09-24
- ↑ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore-the-Cemetery/History/Arlington-House
- ↑ Mullin, Gemma (18 July 2014). "Quiet Gloucestershire village becomes an unlikely tourist attraction after its 14th-century weavers' cottages are featured on millions of passports". Mail Online. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Arlington Row". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bibury". National Trust. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Passport-picture-influx-tourists-according-Bibury/story-21747410-detail/story.html
- ↑ http://biburyshop.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/japanese-and-english.html
- ↑ IMDB Website
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2697445/Quiet-Gloucestershire-village-unlikely-tourist-attraction-14th-century-weavers-cottages-featured-millions-passports.html
- ↑ http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Beauty-spots-appear-new-passports/story-11931593-detail/story.html
- ↑ "Arlington Manor with forecourt wall". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Barn adjoining to north-east of Arlington Manor". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Baptist Church". National Heritage List for England. Historic Englamd. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
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Media related to Arlington, Gloucestershire at Wikimedia Commons - Arlington in the Domesday Book