Beverston

Beverston

Beverston is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 132. 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 (worth the walk from the main road, the A4135 road) and some good examples of Cotswold architecture. According to Lumina Technologies [ [http://www.luminatechnologies.org/luminaaw2.html C. M. Hogan and Amy Gregory, "History and Architecture of Calcot Manor", Lumina Technologies Inc, prepared for Calcot Manor, July 5, 2006] ] the bluish limestone used in construction of Beverston Castle is very similar in characteristics as the stone used in nearby Calcot Manor.

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*Oliver Cromwell

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