North Nibley

Coordinates: 51°39′38″N 2°22′36″W / 51.66054°N 2.37674°W / 51.66054; -2.37674

North Nibley
North Nibley
Tyndale Monument at North Nibley
North Nibley  North Nibley shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST740958
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DURSLEY
Postcode district	GL11
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	Great Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Cotswold
List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire

North Nibley is a village in Gloucestershire, England about 3 km northwest of Wotton-under-Edge. The village is commonly known as Nibley: the official name North Nibley distinguishes it from the village of Nibley, just outside Yate, about 10 miles away in South Gloucestershire. Nibley Green is a hamlet to its northwest at grid reference ST732965.

North Nibley is the probable birth place of William Tyndale, who was responsible for translating the New Testament into English, and for which he was later sentenced to death by burning at the stake in Vilvoorde, Flanders. In his memory the Tyndale Monument stands on Nibley Knoll just above the village, at grid reference ST742957 on the Cotswold Way and is a fine viewpoint. From the top of the monument the panoramic views of both the Severn Bridges and beyond to the Black Mountains in Wales can be fully appreciated.

Nibley House, next to the church, was the home of John Smyth (1567-1641), steward of the Berkeley Estates and historian of the early settlement of Virginia.

The village is home to the Nibley Nobblers football team and Nibley Cricket Team, who have won the legendary Pratt Cup two seasons in a row. 2007 saw the first Nibley Music Festival which looks set to be an annual event. The village shop on Barrs Lane has been a run as a voluntary organisation by villagers since 2001 and stocks many locally produced items.

The nearby Stinchcombe Hill has become popular with walkers and horse riders since, from 1992, volunteers, led by John Smallwood, have done a great deal of work attempting to restore the open views over the Severn Vale. The cleared areas can be seen from the M5, and the Cotswold Way has now been re-routed around the Hill to take advantage of this work.

References

See also

• Battle of Nibley Green

External links

• Village website

Nibley, the Seat of George Smyth, Esq., by Jan Kip, 1709