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The origins of the settlement go back at least to the Roman occupation; in recent years a number of Romano-British artefacts have been excavated in the area around the Quay dating from A.D.69 to A.D.390.
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086), at which time it was called Escelesworde, which translates loosely as Aescel's farmstead, or enclosure. After the Norman Conquest the manor was held by the Earls of Berkeley, but in the 12th century Robert Fitzharding, the earl at that time, gifted Ashleworth to St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol. Henry VIII later gave the manor to the Bishop of Gloucester.
The pretty cottages in this charming village tucked away down a country lane are grouped around the village green.
Another lane leads down to Ashleworth Quay, down by the River Severn where a church, a manor house and a great 16th tithe barn make up an outstanding group of medieval limestone buildings.
Location: 6 miles north of Gloucester
- Type:
- Landmark