Chedworth, Gloucestershire

Description
Chedworth, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire. The village stands near the river Coin, 4 miles SW of North-leach and 7 from Cirencester. The Midland and Southwestern Junction railway passes through the village, with a station at Chedworth. It has a post office (S.O.); money order office, Fossebridge; telegraph office at the railway station. The parish comprises 4781 acres; population, 778. Part of the land is occupied by Chedworth Wood. A barrow occurs on high ground, and a Roman villa was discovered in 1864. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £301. Patron, Queen's College, Oxford. The church has a fine sculptured stone pulpit. Its architecture dates back to the 12th century, though considerable alterations were made in the Perpen die alar period. It was restored in 1883. There are Congregational and Primitive Methodist chapels.