Gloucestershire Place Names
Saturday, September 25, 2027
Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire Place Names
Saturday, September 25, 2027
Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
What you need to know
Gloucestershire Place Names
From Apperley ‘apple-tree wood’ to Hartpury ‘peartree with hard pears’, Saintbury ‘Saewine’s enclosure’ to Dymock ‘fort of the pigs’, Gloucestershire’s place names tell us more about our ancestors than we could ever imagine! Join Cambridge historian Simon Draper, leading expert in landscape archaeology, as he explores the fascinating hidden history of Gloucestershire’s place-names, revealing the mysteries they unlock about the county’s people, places and landscapes more than 1,000 years ago.
Dr Simon Draper is a local historian with a background in Anglo-Saxon archaeology and a special interest in place-names and family-names. He is Assistant Editor of the Oxfordshire Victoria County History (VCH) and will shortly also take up a new role as VCH County Editor in Gloucestershire.
Date and Time:
Saturday 25th September
11am
Location:
Old Baptist Chapel,
Old Baptist Chapel Court,
Off Church Street,
Tewkesbury,
GL20 5RZ
Tickets:
Adults: £7.00
Concessions: £5.50
Children: £2.50
Location
Old Baptist Chapel
Old Baptist Chapel Court, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ United Kingdom
Where to find us:
Find us by the Abbey in a beautifully restored row of timber framed buildings. The Old Baptist Chapel is located opposite the museum, along a little medieval alleyway.
Car: Take Junction 9 off the M5 and follow the signs to Tewkesbury Abbey.
There are numerous car parks nearby. You may also want to consider a car share.
Rail: The nearest railway station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury. There is a bus stop a short walk away for the 42 bus will bring you into Tewkesbury.
Bus: As well as the bus that serves the railway station, there is also a regular service from Cheltenham (41) which stops in the Crescent which is almost next to the museum. There is also a bus service from Gloucester (71) which stops in the town centre, which is a short walk away.
Bike: If you cycle to the museum you may leave your bike in our courtyard garden.
Walk: If you are staying in Tewkesbury you’ll find most hotels and B&Bs are a short walk away from the museum which is centrally located in Church Street.
When
- Saturday, September 25, 2027 11:00 AM
- Doors open 10:45 AM
- Timezone: United Kingdom Time
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Organiser
- John Moore Museum
- Phone 01684 297174
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