Walton Cardiff

Walton Cardiff is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashchurch Rural, in the Tewkesbury district, in Gloucestershire, England, 1 mile east of Tewkesbury. In 2001 the parish had a population of 1291.

Walton Cardiff
Chapel Farm
Walton Cardiff Location within Gloucestershire
Population	1,291 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SO9032
Civil parish	Ashchurch Rural
District	Tewkesbury
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tewkesbury
Postcode district	GL20
Dialling code	01684
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51.99°N 02.136°W / 51.99; -02.136

History

The village is named Walton in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is of Old English origin, and means "wall settlement",^[1] probably referring to the enclosure around the site of the manor house at the southern end of the village.^[2] In 1166 the manor was owned by William of Cardiff, and the manor remained in the Cardiff family until the late 14th century.^[2]

In the middle ages the manor formed part of the parish of Tewkesbury, but in the 17th century Walton Cardiff became a separate parish. The parish extended to the River Swilgate in the west, and to the main road running east from Tewkesbury (now the A46) in the north.^[2] The parish became a civil parish in 1866.^[3] In 1935, the area north of Tirle Brook was transferred to Tewkesbury parish,^[2] and was later developed as part of the district of Newtown.

In the 1990s a large area in the western part of the parish was developed as the Wheatpieces estate. On 1 April 2008 that part of the parish was separated to form the new civil parish of Wheatpieces. The remainder of the civil parish of Walton Cardiff was abolished and became part of the parish of Ashchurch Rural.^[4] Despite now being in separate parishes both the old village and the estate retain their postal addresses as "Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury".^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Walton "Wall settlement"", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, p. 649, ISBN 9780521168557
2. C R Elrington (1968). "Parishes: Walton Cardiff". Victoria County History. A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 8. pp. 236–242. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Walton Cardiff CP/Ch. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
4. The Tewkesbury (Parishes) Order 2007 Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Walton Cardiff at Wikimedia Commons