Mickleton, Gloucestershire
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Mickleton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The village is the northernmost settlement in Gloucestershire,[1] lying close to the borders with Worcestershire and Warwickshire, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Chipping Campden, 8 miles (13 km) east of Evesham and 8 miles (13 km) south of Stratford-upon-Avon. The population of the parish was 1,677 at the 2011 Census.[2]
| Mickleton | |
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 View over Mickleton | |
  Mickleton Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 1,677 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP161438 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHIPPING CAMPDEN |
| Postcode district | GL55 |
| Dialling code | 01386, 01789 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Mickleton Parish Council |
The village lies at the western edge of the Cotswold escarpment in the Vale of Evesham.
Mickleton is noted for its market gardening and vegetable growing[3] Young plants, seed plugs, apples, cauliflowers and asparagus, or gras, are grown locally. Meon Hill, the scene of the so-called 'witchcraft' murder of Charles Walton in 1945, lies to the north of the village. Meon Hill is said to have inspired Tolkien's 'Weathertop' from The Lord of the Rings[4] According to legend, Meon Hill was formed by the Devil. He intended to throw a clod of earth at Evesham Abbey but missed, and the earth formed the hill.[5]
Mickleton has two old pubs, King's Arms and Butcher's Arms, and a hotel, Three Ways House Hotel. Sited on a green in front of the hotel is a memorial fountain by the Victorian architect William Burges.[6]
The Church of St Lawrence is an Anglican parish church. It contains a memorial to Utrecia Smith, the daughter of a curate of Mickleton whose father was also a schoolmaster. Utrecia had been the fiancée of the writer Richard Graves (who broke off their engagement); she died in 1744 aged 30.[7] At the heart of village activities is King George's Hall, located at the center of the village and home to the many clubs and societies that thrive in the village.
The Heart of England Way runs through the village. The village has many B&Bs that have been set up privately in people's own homes Local market towns and villages include Broadway, Chipping Campden, Stratford-upon-Avon, Moreton-in-Marsh and Evesham.
Both Hidcote Manor Garden and Kiftsgate Court Gardens are located nearby.
St Lawrence's Church
A typical house
Three Ways House Hotel
Memorial foundation by William Burges
- Sir Anthony Keck (1630–1695), Commissioner of the Great Seal, was born in Mickleton.
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