PUBLISHER=NOMIS ARCHIVE-DATE=12 FEBRUARY 2022 URL-STATUS=LIVE, | population = 1249| population_ref = | os_grid_reference =| map_type = | map_alt = 51510105display=inline,title}}| label_position = | post_town = Cirencester| postcode_area = GL| postcode_district = GL7| dial_code = 01285The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)>The Cotswolds| london_distance_mi = 79Cotswold District>Cotswold| shire_county = Gloucestershire| website = Siddington Parish Council}}Siddington is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is located immediately south of Cirencester. At the 2011 United Kingdom Census, the parish had a population of 1,249.There is evidence of Neolithic inhabitation of the area. Situated adjacent to Ermin Way, the Roman road connecting present-day Gloucester and Silchester, Siddington has multiple examples of Romano-British settlements. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and parts of the church are Norman. During the Industrial Revolution, the Thames and Severn Canal was built through the parish, followed by the Cirencester branch line and the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway in the 1840s and 1880s respectively.Siddington is located near the Cotswolds AONB, and parts of the Cotswold Water Park SSSI are within the parish.

History

Pits, sherds, and flint are evidence of Neolithic inhabitation of the Siddington area. Beaker pottery found in the area suggests Early Bronze Age activity, and various earthworks are evidence of middle Bronze Age and Iron Age use of the area.JOURNAL, Milbank, Danielle, Wallis, Sean, Ford, Steve, Dryleaze Farm, Siddington, Gloucestershire Extraction Phases 1 and 2, Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 2011, 1 pdf file, 10.5284/1030477,archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-1352-1/dissemination/pdf/Additional/14100_2.pdf, 1 March 2022, 29 February 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200229220406/https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-1352-1%2Fdissemination%2Fpdf%2FAdditional%2F14100_2.pdf, live, Ermin Way, the Roman road connecting Glevum (Gloucester) to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) via Corinium (Cirencester) forms part of the parish’s north-eastern border.WEB, Siddington,www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/ancient-glos/pp101-103, www.british-history.ac.uk, British History Online, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301112556/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/ancient-glos/pp101-103, live, Romano-British settlements existed near the west border and at the south of the parish. The latter settlement is evidenced by pottery and building debris, as well as discoveries of a well and a coin of Constantius II. Excavation of a third Romano-British settlement, near Ermin Way, uncovered a sherd from a (wikt:situla#Latin|situla) dating from the Iron Age.The name “Siddington” is derived from the Old English sÅ«Ã° in tÅ«n, meaning “south in the farm [or] settlement”.WEB, Key to English Place-names,kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Siddington, kepn.nottingham.ac.uk, University of Nottingham, 28 February 2022, 28 February 2022,kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Siddington," title="web.archive.org/web/20220228104445kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Siddington,">web.archive.org/web/20220228104445kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Siddington, live, Siddington was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as comprising 46 households, putting it in the top fifth of English settlements as regards population. Additionally, it was at that time recorded as lying within the hundred of Cirencester and the county of Gloucestershire. Landowners of Siddington following the Norman Conquest included Godric, Leofwin, and Emma (wife of Walter de Lacy).{{OpenDomesday|SU0299|siddington|Siddington |accessdate=28 March 2022}} Alternative spellings have included “Sudintone” and “Suintone”,JOURNAL, Transactions, Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, 1962, 81, 133,books.google.com/books?id=Bz8SAAAAIAAJ, and in the Domesday Survey of 1086, the name “Suditone” was used. At this time, Siddington was recorded as having landowners including Roger of Lacy, Hascoit Musard, Humphrey the Chamberlain, and William fitzBaderon.WEB, Siddington [House],opendomesday.org/place/SP0400/siddington-house/, opendomesday.org, Open Domesday, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301124407/https://opendomesday.org/place/SP0400/siddington-house/, live, The survey showed that Siddington had at least 17 villagers, 18 smallholders, 13 slaves, and 2 priests, as well as a mill and {{cvt|20|acre}} of meadowland. Ridge and furrow patterns have suggested agricultural use of the higher land during the Medieval period. Geoffrey of Langley inherited the Siddington estate in the 1220s.BOOK, Coss, Peter R., Lordship, knighthood, and locality : a study in English society, c. 1180-c. 1280, 1991, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 9780521402965, 103, In the 1780s, during the Industrial Revolution, the Thames and Severn Canal was constructed through the parish, and a flight of four locks was built to begin the canal’s descent from its summit pound towards the River Thames; the locks brought the canal down a total of {{cvt|39|ft}}.{{efn|Each lock had a depth of {{cvt|9|ft|9|in}}}}BOOK, Household, Humphrey, The Thames & Severn Canal, 1969, David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 9781445625997, 224, Immediately west of the top lock was a wharf and basin where a short canal arm led north into Cirencester.WEB, Bird, Nick, Siddington Top Lock,www.cotswoldcanals.net/siddington-top-lock, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 26 February 2022, 26 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220226212648/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/siddington-top-lock, live, Railways arrived in Siddington in 1841, when the Cirencester branch line opened between {{stnlink|Cirencester Town}} and {{stnlink|Kemble}}. The line did not serve Siddington until 1960, however, when {{stnlink|Park Leaze Halt}} opened across the Kemble parish border.BOOK, Butt, R. V. J., The directory of railway stations : details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1995, Stephens, Sparkford, 1-85260-508-1, 181, In 1883, the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway, later becoming the Midland and South Western Junction Railway (MSWJR), opened between {{stnlink|Cirencester Watermoor}} and {{stnlink|Swindon}},BOOK, Oakley, Michael, Gloucestershire railway stations, 2003, Dovecote, Wimborne, 1-904349-24-2, crossing the canal between the third and fourth locks in the flight.WEB, Bird, Nick, Site of Midland & SWJ Railway Bridge, Siddington,www.cotswoldcanals.net/railway-bridge-siddington, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 2 March 2022, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302210045/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/railway-bridge-siddington, live, As with the Cirencester branch line, the MSWJR did not give Siddington its own station; the nearest stops on the line were {{stnlink|Cerney and Ashton Keynes}} and the Cirencester terminus itself, the latter being nearer at {{cvt|1|mi}} from the village.WEB, Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland,maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.70233&lon=-1.95902&layers=168&b=1, maps.nls.uk, 28 February 2022, 6 October 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201006094833/https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.70233&lon=-1.95902&layers=168&b=1, live, John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870â€“72) described how Siddington parish covered {{cvt|1950|acre}}, had a property value of Â£2,777 ({{Inflation|UK|2777|1872|r=0|fmt=eq|cursign=Â£}}), and a population of 474 within 110 households. The manor was part of the Bathurst estate,WEB, History of Siddington, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire,www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11272, visionofbritain.org.uk, GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301130316/https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11272, live, and as well as the parish church, the village had an independent chapel.WEB, Siddington, Gloucestershire Family History Guide - Parishmouse Gloucestershire,www.parishmouse.co.uk/gloucestershire/siddington-gloucestershire-family-history-guide/, parishmouse.co.uk, Parishmouse, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301201022/https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/gloucestershire/siddington-gloucestershire-family-history-guide/, live, John George Bartholomew’s Gazetteer of the British Isles, published in 1887, noted the size of the parish as {{cvt|2317|acre}} and showed that the population had risen to 481.WEB, Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Siddington,www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/1944730, visionofbritain.org.uk, GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301130315/https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/1944730, live, The canal was abandoned in 1927,BOOK, Bagwell, Philip Sidney, The transport revolution, 1988, Routledge, London, 9781134985012, 272, although through-passage of the Sapperton Tunnel had become near impossible after the 1910s when multiple roof collapses had occurred.WEB, Bird, Nick, Sapperton Canal Tunnel,www.cotswoldcanals.net/sapperton-canal-tunnel.php, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 2 March 2022, 14 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220114172044/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/sapperton-canal-tunnel.php, live, Parts of the canal bed in Siddington were later infilled and some areas built upon.WEB, Bird, Nick, Cotswold Canals Infilled Canal,www.cotswoldcanals.net/infilling, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 3 March 2022, 3 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220303101525/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/infilling, live, The railways were removed in the 1960s; while the decline and closure of the MSWJR preceded it,WEB, Barnsley, M P, Midland & South Western Junction Railway,hmrs.org.uk/stewards/mswjr, hmrs.org.uk, Historical Model Railway Society, 2 March 2022, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302123617/https://hmrs.org.uk/stewards/mswjr, live, the Cirencester Branch was a casualty of the Beeching Axe of the early 1960s.WEB, Chesterton Lane Halt,disused-stations.org.uk/c/chesterton_lane_halt/index.shtml, disused-stations.org.uk, Disused Stations, 2 March 2022, 8 May 2021,disused-stations.org.uk/c/chesterton_lane_halt/index.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20210508014031disused-stations.org.uk/c/chesterton_lane_halt/index.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20210508014031disused-stations.org.uk/c/chesterton_lane_halt/index.shtml, live,

Governance

As a civil parish, Siddington has a parish council formed of nine councillors as well as a chair and vice-chair.WEB, Parish Council Members,www.siddingtonparishcouncil.org.uk/parish-council-members/, www.siddingtonparishcouncil.org.uk, Siddington PC, 26 February 2022, 26 February 2022,www.siddingtonparishcouncil.org.uk/parish-council-members/," title="web.archive.org/web/20220226212646www.siddingtonparishcouncil.org.uk/parish-council-members/,">web.archive.org/web/20220226212646www.siddingtonparishcouncil.org.uk/parish-council-members/, live, The parish is within the catchment of Cotswold District Council.WEB, My Maps,my.cotswold.gov.uk/mcd.aspx?tab=maps, my.cotswold.gov.uk, Cotswold District Council, 3 March 2022, 3 March 2022,my.cotswold.gov.uk/mcd.aspx?tab=maps," title="web.archive.org/web/20220303090208my.cotswold.gov.uk/mcd.aspx?tab=maps,">web.archive.org/web/20220303090208my.cotswold.gov.uk/mcd.aspx?tab=maps, live, Siddington forms part of the Siddington and Cerney Rural ward,WEB, Election Maps,www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=389582&y=216304&z=3, www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk, Ordnance Survey, 28 February 2022, 28 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220228105216/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=389582&y=216304&z=3, live, itself part of the Cotswolds constituency. Since 1992, the MP representing the constituency has been Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.WEB, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown,members.parliament.uk/member/249/contact, members.parliament.uk/, UK Parliament, 28 February 2022, 28 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220228105216/https://members.parliament.uk/member/249/contact, live, Historically, Siddington was in the hundred of Crowthorne and Minety.

Geography

{{Geographic location|Centre=Siddington|North=CirencesterPreston, Gloucestershire>PrestonDriffield, Gloucestershire>Driffield|Southeast=South Cerney|South=ShorncoteEwen, Gloucestershire>EwenKemble, Gloucestershire>KembleChesterton, Gloucestershire>Chesterton}}

Topography

File:River Churn near South Cerney (geograph 6535903 by Malc McDonald).jpg|thumb|The River Churn forms part of the boundary between Siddington and South Cerney South CerneySiddington is located within the catchment of the River Thames;WEB, Thames Upper Operational Catchment {{!, Catchment Data Explorer |url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/v/c3-draft-plan/OperationalCatchment/3504 |website=environment.data.gov.uk |publisher=Environment Agency |access-date=2 March 2022 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302203632environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/v/c3-draft-plan/OperationalCatchment/3504 |url-status=live }} the River Churn, the farthest tributary from the river mouth, flows through the parish.WEB, Churn (Baunton to Cricklade) {{!, Catchment Data Explorer |url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/v/c3-draft-plan/WaterBody/GB106039029750 |website=environment.data.gov.uk |publisher=Environment Agency |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228110730environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/v/c3-draft-plan/WaterBody/GB106039029750 |url-status=live }} The Environment Agency operates a monitoring station near the site of Siddington Mill. Between 2009 and 2012 the classification of fish in the river was “good” or “moderate”,WEB, THAMES/UPPER THAMES/RIVER CHURN/SIDDINGTON/ Monitoring Site {{!, Catchment Data Explorer |url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/v/c3-draft-plan/MonitoringSite/482037?cycle=1 |website=environment.data.gov.uk |publisher=Environment Agency |access-date=2 March 2022}} and between 2013 and 2016{{efn|Environment Agency data from 2016 onwards has not been published}} this fluctuated between “bad”, “poor”, and “moderate”.WEB, THAMES/UPPER THAMES/RIVER CHURN/SIDDINGTON/ Monitoring Site {{!, Catchment Data Explorer |url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/v/c3-draft-plan/MonitoringSite/482037?cycle=2 |website=environment.data.gov.uk |publisher=Environment Agency |access-date=2 March 2022}}The Cotswold Water Park SSSI is partly within the parish,WEB, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England),naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f10cbb4425154bfda349ccf493487a80/explore?location=51.686244%2C-1.950848%2C15.32, naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com, Defra, 3 March 2022, en-us, 3 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220303095339/https://naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f10cbb4425154bfda349ccf493487a80/explore?location=51.686244,-1.950848,15.32, live, and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is less than {{cvt|1|mi}} northwest of Siddington. Part of the Kemble & Ewen Special Landscape Area is within the western extremities of the parish. One designated brownfield site is within the parish, on its east border.Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, a contour line at {{cvt|362|ft}} AOD runs through the parish.BOOK, Viner, David James, The Thames & Severn canal : history & guide., 2002, Tempus, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 9780752417615, 14, WEB, England topographic map, elevation, relief,en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/b9/England/, topographic-map.com, Topographic Maps, 3 March 2022, 3 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220303092631/https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/b9/England/, live, Here, the Thames and Severn Canal follows the land to act as a contour canal on its summit pound west of the Siddington Locks.WEB, Bird, Nick, Locks of the Cotswold Canals,www.cotswoldcanals.net/cotswold-canals-locks, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 3 March 2022, 3 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220303092628/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/cotswold-canals-locks, live,

Geology

The bedrock geology of Siddington includes the Cornbrash Formation, Forest Marble Formation, Oxford Clay Formation, and the Kellaways Formation.WEB, Geology of Britain Viewer,mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html?, mapapps.bgs.ac.uk, British Geological Survey (BGS), 28 February 2022, 2 December 2016,mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20161202013758mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html,">web.archive.org/web/20161202013758mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html, live, Superficial deposits include Hanborough gravel and alluvium.

Boundaries

The parish of Siddington covers {{cvt|862.34|ha}}. It is bordered to the north by Cirencester, to the east by Preston and South Cerney, to the south by Somerford Keynes, and to the west by Kemble.WEB, Gloucestershire Parish Map,www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/1521023/map_-_parish_-_gloucestershire-1.pdf, gloucestershire.gov.uk, Gloucestershire County Council, 26 February 2022, 26 February 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220226212654/https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/1521023/map_-_parish_-_gloucestershire-1.pdf, live, The River Churn forms part of Siddington’s boundary with South Cerney, as does the former RAF South Cerney (now the Duke of Gloucester Barracks). Ermin Way (now followed by the course of the A419) is the parish’s north east border.

Climate

The nearest Met Office weather station is at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester.WEB, Synoptic and climate stations,www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-synoptic-and-climate-stations, metoffice.gov.uk, Met Office, 2 March 2022, 29 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220129212145/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-synoptic-and-climate-stations, live, The average summer high temperature is {{cvt|22.28|C}}, and the average winter low is {{cvt|1.23|C}}. The average minimum rainfall is {{cvt|55.53|mm}} per month, with an annual average of 132 rainy days.WEB, Cirencester (Gloucestershire) UK climate averages,www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcnw5nzzf, metoffice.gov.uk, Met Office, 2 March 2022, {{Weather box|location=Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester (1991â€“2020 averages)|single line=yes| metric first = yes|Jan high C=7.37|Feb high C=8.01|Mar high C=10.67|Apr high C=13.66|May high C=16.84|Jun high C=19.77|Jul high C=22.28|Aug high C=21.82|Sep high C=18.93|Oct high C=14.48|Nov high C=10.32|Dec high C=7.69|year high C=14.35|Jan low C=1.23|Feb low C=1.26|Mar low C=2.62|Apr low C=4.15|May low C=7.00|Jun low C=9.70|Jul low C=11.67|Aug low C=11.57|Sep low C=9.60|Oct low C=7.01|Nov low C=3.76|Dec low C=1.62|year low C=5.96|Jan rain mm=82.93|Feb rain mm=58.13|Mar rain mm=55.53|Apr rain mm=55.56|May rain mm=64.07|Jun rain mm=59.08|Jul rain mm=58.95|Aug rain mm=67.25|Sep rain mm=58.42|Oct rain mm=84.08|Nov rain mm=88.77|Dec rain mm=89.82|year rain mm=822.59|Jan rain days=13.13|Feb rain days=10.60|Mar rain days=10.27|Apr rain days=10.30|May rain days=10.19|Jun rain days=9.17|Jul rain days=8.92|Aug rain days=10.63|Sep rain days=9.47|Oct rain days=12.37|Nov rain days=13.52|Dec rain days=13.27|year rain days=131.84|source 1=|date=March 2022}}{{Clear}}

Settlements

The parish has three main areas of settlement â€“ the nucleated village centre of Siddington, the small outlying settlement of Upper Siddington, and part of the linear expansion of Cirencester at North Siddington.WEB, Improvements and Future Plans {{!, Siddington Village Hall â€“ Gloucestershire |url=http://siddingtonvillagehall.co.uk/improvements-and-future-plans/ |website=siddingtonvillagehall.co.uk |publisher=Siddington Village Hall |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301212641siddingtonvillagehall.co.uk/improvements-and-future-plans/ |archive-date=1 March 2022}}

Demography

The 2011 United Kingdom Census reported that the parish had a population of 1,249. Most residents (approximately {{percent|750|1249}}) live in Siddington and Upper Siddington, and roughly {{percent|400|1249}} reside in North Siddington on the Cirencester outskirts.WEB, History,siddington.com/history/, siddington.com, Siddington Village, 7 March 2022, 7 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220307103931/https://siddington.com/history/, live, Of the population, 48% were recorded as male and 52% female. The median age of Siddington residents is 48. Ethnically, Siddington is 96.3% White British, with a majority of respondents reporting their national identity as English. Approximately 74% of residents are Christian, and 25% claim to follow no religion or did not report their religious beliefs to the census. Fewer than 1% of the population follow Buddhism and Hinduism.{|class=“wikitable” style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;”Historical population of Siddington! Year! 1801! 1811! 1821! 1831! 1841! 1851! 1861! 1871! 1881! 1891! 1901! Population|325|321|349|409|469|502|474|520|481|571|501! Year! 1911! 1921! 1931! 1941! 1951! 1961! 1971! 1981! 1991! 2001! 2011! Population|524|520|501No census was conducted in 1941 due to World War IICENSUS RECORDS >URL=HTTPS://WWW.NATIONALARCHIVES.GOV.UK/HELP-WITH-YOUR-RESEARCH/RESEARCH-GUIDES/CENSUS-RECORDS/ PUBLISHER=THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (UNITED KINGDOM) >ACCESS-DATE=8 MARCH 2022 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20220317173420/HTTPS://WWW.NATIONALARCHIVES.GOV.UK/HELP-WITH-YOUR-RESEARCH/RESEARCH-GUIDES/CENSUS-RECORDS/, live, }}|466|659||||829|9611811â€“1851, 1871â€“1961;POPULATION STATISTICS >URL=HTTPS://WWW.VISIONOFBRITAIN.ORG.UK/UNIT/10390941/CUBE/GENDER PUBLISHER=GB HISTORICAL GIS / UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH ARCHIVE-DATE=8 MARCH 2022 URL-STATUS=LIVE, 1861;CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE YEAR 1861 ...: NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PEOPLE >JOURNAL=CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE YEAR 1861, GREAT BRITAIN. VOLUME=1 PUBLISHER=CENSUS OFFICE, 1871;DIGEST OF THE ENGLISH CENSUS OF 1871 >JOURNAL=CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE YEAR 1871, GREAT BRITAIN. VOLUME=1 PUBLISHER=CENSUS OFFICE, 2001â€“2011BRINKHOFF >FIRST1=THOMAS URL=HTTPS://WWW.CITYPOPULATION.DE/EN/UK/SOUTHWESTENGLAND/GLOUCESTERSHIRE/E35000532__SIDDINGTON/ PUBLISHER=CITY POPULATION ARCHIVE-DATE=8 MARCH 2022 URL-STATUS=LIVE,

Economy

Early industries in Siddington include brickmaking; the presence of clay pits and quarries is marked on Ordnance Survey maps of {{circa|1888â€“1913}}.WEB, OS Six Inch, 1888â€“1913 (Siddington parish, Gloucestershire),maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.69257&lon=-1.94555&layers=6&b=1, maps.nls.uk, National Library of Scotland, 2 March 2022, 6 October 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201006094833/https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=51.69257&lon=-1.94555&layers=6&b=1, live, Siddington formerly had a water-driven corn mill on the Churn, although this was derelict by the 1950s.WEB, Item EMGC-04-17-36 - Siddington Mill,catalogue.millsarchive.org/siddington-mill, catalogue.millsarchive.org, Mills Archive, 2 March 2022, WEB, Barber, Alistair, Siddington Tithe Barn, Gloucestershire. Archaeological Excavation,legacy-reports.cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/content/uploads/2014/02/0174-Tithe-Barn-Siddington-Exc-9157-complete_lowres.pdf, cotswoldarchaology.co.uk, Cotswold Archaeological Trust, 2 March 2022, Cirencester, 8, November 1991, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302112752/https://legacy-reports.cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/content/uploads/2014/02/0174-Tithe-Barn-Siddington-Exc-9157-complete_lowres.pdf, live, A windmill was built in the late 18th century to grind corn; the Mills Archive does not note its operational datesWEB, Tower mill, Siddington,new.millsarchive.org/mills/index/?action=show&which=1763, millsarchive.org, The Mills Archive, 1 March 2022, but its Grade II listing shows that by the 1980s it was “semi-derelict” and had become known as the Round House.{{NHLE |num=1090069 |desc=THE ROUND HOUSE |accessdate=2 March 2022}}Of the working population of Siddington, the most common employment sector is the wholesale and retail trade.{{efn|The Office for National Statistics includes “repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles” in this category}} The next most common industries are manufacturing, social work, education, and construction.Within the parish, 18.5% of all businesses lie within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector. Construction accounts for 8.6% of businesses, and 7.4% of companies are business administration and support.WEB, Local Insight profile for ‘Siddington CP’ area,www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/2087579/siddington.pdf, gloucestershire.gov.uk, OCSI, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301115242/https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/2087579/siddington.pdf, live, The number of VAT registered companies per 10,000 working age population is above both the national average and that of Gloucestershire as a whole.Amenities in the village include a branch of the Post OfficeWEB, Siddington Post Office {{!, Branch Finder |url=https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/4055233/siddington |website=www.postoffice.co.uk |publisher=Post Office |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307081606www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/4055233/siddington |url-status=live }} and a public house.WEB, The Greyhound Inn, Siddington,www.wadworth.co.uk/find-a-pub/greyhound, www.wadworth.co.uk, Wadworth, 7 March 2022, 7 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220307081606/https://www.wadworth.co.uk/find-a-pub/greyhound, live,

Landmarks

(File:Sidington Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1773986.jpg|thumb|The Round House is a converted 18th century windmill)Twenty listed buildings are in the village,WEB, Map Search {{!, Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/map-search?clearresults=True |website=historicengland.org.uk |publisher=Historic England |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321221747historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/map-search?clearresults=true |url-status=live }} including the church, the old school house,{{NHLE |num=1153896 |desc=SCHOOL HOUSE |accessdate=2 March 2022}} the Greyhound Inn,{{NHLE |num=1090071 |desc=THE GREYHOUND |accessdate=2 March 2022}} the brick arch canal bridge,{{NHLE |num=1090036 |desc=UPPER SIDDINGTON BRIDGE |accessdate=2 March 2022}} and the Round House. Scheduled monuments in the parish include the tithe barn at Church Farm{{NHLE |desc=Tithe barn, Siddington |num=1003445 |accessdate=3 March 2022}} and part of the Romano-British settlement near Chesterton.JOURNAL, Harrison, David, Land south-east of Chesterton Farm, Cirencester, Gloucestershire: Geophysical Survey, Archaeological Services WYAS, 2015, 1759, 1, 10.5284/1052844,archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-941-1/dissemination/pdf/archaeol11-212463_1.pdf, 3 March 2022, 3 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220303114843/https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-941-1%2Fdissemination%2Fpdf%2Farchaeol11-212463_1.pdf, live, Siddington has a war memorial within St Peter’s Church. It is a plaque dedicated to 13 men killed in the First World War.WEB, St Peters Church Tablet WW1,www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21006, Imperial War Museums, Imperial War Museums, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301164349/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21006, live, Similarly, the village hall was built in 1921 as a memorial hall to commemorate the war. The Earl Bathurst gave the plot of land to the village for the hall’s construction, and recycled stone from an old nearby barn was used for the building.WEB, About {{!, Siddington Village Hall â€“ Gloucestershire |url=http://siddingtonvillagehall.co.uk/about/ |website=siddingtonvillagehall.co.uk |publisher=Siddington Village Hall |access-date=1 March 2022 |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301212624siddingtonvillagehall.co.uk/about/ |url-status=live }}

Transport

File:Siddington Locks.jpg|thumb|The Siddington Locks on the Thames and Severn Canal Thames and Severn CanalThe parish is served by Stagecoach West bus services 51 (Swindonâ€“Cirencester)WEB, 51 from Swindon to Cirencester connecting to Cheltenham,tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/West/2021/51290821.pdf, stagecoachbus.com, Stagecoach West, 1 March 2022, 28 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210828221054/https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/West/2021/51290821.pdf, live, and C62 (Malmesburyâ€“Cirencester College).WEB, C62 Route: Schedules, Stops & Maps - Cirencester (Updated),moovitapp.com/index/en-gb/public_transportation-line-C62-South_West-2106-1833603-56127770-0, moovitapp.com, Moovit, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301120058/https://moovitapp.com/index/en-gb/public_transportation-line-C62-South_West-2106-1833603-56127770-0, live, Since the removal of the two railway lines in the parish in the 1960s, the nearest railway station has been {{stnlink|Kemble}}. The Cotswold Canals Trust aims to restore the Thames and Severn Canal (albeit not the Cirencester ArmWEB, Bird, Nick, Basin & Wharf House, Cirencester Arm,www.cotswoldcanals.net/cirencester-basin-wharf-house, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 2 March 2022, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302124530/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/cirencester-basin-wharf-house, live, ) which would bring the lock flight through Siddington back in to full operation.WEB, Bird, Nick, Cotswold Canals Restoration Phase Map,www.cotswoldcanals.net/cotswold-canals-route, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 2 March 2022, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302124342/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/cotswold-canals-route, live, WEB, Bird, Nick, Restoration - The Story So Far,www.cotswoldcanals.net/restoration_history, www.cotswoldcanals.net, Cotswold Canals in Pictures, 2 March 2022, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302124344/https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/restoration_history, live,

Education

Siddington Church of England Primary School, located in the north west of the parish, is a co-educational primary school for students aged 5 to 11.WEB, Siddington Church of England Primary School - GOV.UK,www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115665, www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk, Get Information about Schools, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301131433/https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115665, live, Its three most recent Ofsted inspections â€“ in 2010, 2013, and 2017 â€“ have returned “satisfactory” or “good” ratings.WEB, Siddington Church of England Primary School (2010 inspection),files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/957319, ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301131434/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/957319, live, WEB, Siddington Church of England Primary School (2013 inspection),files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2172987, ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301131433/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2172987, live, WEB, Siddington Church of England Primary School (2017 inspection),files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2671031, ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301131435/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2671031, live, In 2018, the school adopted academy status and became part of the Corinium Education Trust along with Cirencester Deer Park School and the primary schools in Kemble and Chesterton.WEB, CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST,www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/16990, www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk, Get Information about Schools, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301131435/https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/16990, live,

Religious sites

File:Siddington church (geograph 5771441 by Philip Halling).jpg|thumb|Church of St Peter St PeterThe parish church, in the Diocese of Gloucester, is dedicated to St Peter. The church is originally Norman, and was extended in {{circa|1470}}.{{NHLE |num=1340986 |desc=CHURCH OF ST PETER |accessdate=2 March 2022}} It underwent restoration by Henry Woodyer in 1864; at this point the church tower was added. Of the Norman church, three original features remain â€“ the south doorway, the font, and the chancel arch.WEB, History of Siddington Church,www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/siddington_history.html, www.churnsidechurches.org.uk, Churnside Churches, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/siddington_history.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20220301122304www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/siddington_history.html,">web.archive.org/web/20220301122304www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/siddington_history.html, live, The tower has a peal of six bells, all of which were cast by John Warner & Sons in 1879:WEB, Bagley, David P, A Ringers Guide to Towers in Gloucestershire,www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#SIDDINGTON, www.bagleybells.co.uk, Church Bells in Gloucestershire, 24 May 2022,

{{long ton||3|2||}}
{{long ton||4|||}}
{{long ton||4|2||}}
{{long ton||4|3||}}
{{long ton||6|||}}
{{long ton||7|1||}}; tenor in Bâ™

A church dedicated to St Mary was demolished in {{circa|1778}} after the amalgamation of its parish with that of St Peter’s.WEB, Lockie, Rosemary, St Mary’s Church (Demolished), Siddington, Gloucestershire, Church History,churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS447.php, churchdb.gukutils.org.uk, Places of Worship Database, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301122304/https://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS447.php, live, Unlike St Peter’s, which was overseen by a vicar, St Mary’s had a rector. In 1928, a benefice was formed between Siddington and Preston; today, the Churnside Benefice covers South Cerney with Cerney Wick, Siddington, and Preston.WEB, Churnside Benefice,www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/index.html, www.churnsidechurches.org.uk, Churnside Churches, 1 March 2022, 1 March 2022,www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/index.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20220301122305www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/index.html,">web.archive.org/web/20220301122305www.churnsidechurches.org.uk/index.html, live, A Quaker burial ground was established in Siddington in 1660, although it is now closed.WEB, Lockie, Rosemary, Friends Burial Ground, Siddington,churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS448.php, churchdb.gukutils.org.uk, Places of Worship Database, 28 March 2022, John Roberts a Quaker humourist who had been born in Siddington, was interred within the cemetery.DNB, Roberts, John (1623?-1684), Smith, Charlotte Fell, Lawrence, Edmund Tanner, 48,

Sport

Siddington Cricket Club was first mentioned in the 1850s, playing home games at the village recreation ground until the club folded in the 1950s. It was re-formed in 2017, based in Ampney Crucis.WEB, Siddington Cricket Club,siddington.com/cricket-club/, siddington.com, Siddington Village, 2 March 2022, 2 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220302120223/https://siddington.com/cricket-club/, live, Siddington Football Club play their home games on the village playing field. The first team competes in Cirencester and District League.WEB, Siddington First {{!, M4 KARTING CIRENCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayTeam.html?divisionseason=621335073&teamID=44105080 |website=fulltime.thefa.com |publisher=Football Association |access-date=2 March 2022 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302120223fulltime.thefa.com/displayTeam.html?divisionseason=621335073&teamID=44105080 |url-status=live }}

Notable people

Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, interior designer and TV personality, lives in the villageWEB, Joyner, Lisa, Inside Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s stunning Cotswolds home,www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/interiors/a28717212/laurence-llewelyn-bowen-cotswolds-home/, Country Living, Hearst, 1 March 2022, 17 August 2019, 1 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220301211208/https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/interiors/a28717212/laurence-llewelyn-bowen-cotswolds-home/, live,
Phoebe Paterson Pine, Paralympic archer, was born in SiddingtonJOURNAL, Woodall, Phil, SIDDINGTON ATHLETE STRIKES GOLD IN TOKYO, The Village News, October 2021, 2,siddington.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021_10_Village_News.pdf,

Footnotes

References

External links

Siddington Parish Council

- content above as imported from Wikipedia
- "Siddington, Gloucestershire" does not exist on GetWiki (yet)
- time: 6:34am EDT - Wed, May 22 2024

[ this remote article is provided by Wikipedia ]

CONNECT