Sezincote (settlement)

Sezincote or Seasoncote[2] is a settlement[3] and civil parish comprising Sezincote House and its estate, situated about 3 miles from Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 90.[4] The parish touches Bourton-on-the-Hill, Condicote, Cutsdean, Longborough and Moreton-in-Marsh.[5] Sezincote has a parish meeting.[6]

Sezincote
Sezincote is located in Gloucestershire
Sezincote
Sezincote
Location within Gloucestershire
Area5.830 km2 (2.251 sq mi) [1]
Population90 (2001 census)
• Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Sezincote
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Landmarks

There are 26 listed buildings in Sezincote.[7] Sezincote once had a church called St Bartholomew's but it was demolished.[8]

History

The name "Sezincote" means 'Gravelly cottage'.[9] Sezincote was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cheisnecot(e)/Chi(i)esnecote.[10] No traces of the deserted medieval village of Sezincote are in the grounds of Sezincote.[11]

References
  1. "Sezincote". City Population De. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. "History of Sezincote, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. "Please refine your search". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. Neighbourhood Statistics
  5. "Sezincote". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. "Sezincote Parish Meeting". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. "Listed buildings in Sezincote, Cotswold, Gloucestershire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. "St Bartholomew's Church (Demolished), Sezincote". Church Database. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. "Sezincote Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. "Sezincote DMV". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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