Brockworth, Gloucestershire

Description
Brockworth, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire, on Ermine Street, in the vale of Gloucester, 4 miles ESE of Gloucester, under which it has a post office; money order office, Hucclecote; telegraph office, Churchdown. Acreage of parish, 1957 ; population, 411. The grounds called the Court were the site of a Roman station, and have yielded Roman remains. Cooper's Hill, a steep projection from neighbouring hills, commands a brilliant view. The manor formerly belonged to Llanthorny Priory. Well Close and Dray's Court are the chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £175 with residence. The church is Early Decorated, with Norman arches under the tower. John Theyer the antiquary, who died in 1673, was a native. His library, which included numerous manuscripts from the monastic library of Llanthorny, was purchased by the King, and formed part of the collection given by George III. to the British Museum.