Arlington, Gloucestershire
Arlington is a Cotswold village in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England.
History
In 1066 Arlington had two mills and continued to flourish based on the wool trade until the 18th century.[1]
Arlington was the ancestral home of John Custis II, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia and named his palatial four-story brick mansion (built in 1675) in Northumberland County, Virginia "Arlington" after the town.[2][3] Arlington was abandoned after just 50 years, but the name was used again by his great-great-grandson, George Washington Parke Custis, as the name for his large Arlington Estate on the south shore of the Potomac River near what is now Washington, D.C.[4] Upon Custis's death in 1857, the estate passed to his only child, Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee,[5] and today is known as Arlington National Cemetery.
Landmarks
Arlington Row is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports.[6] The cottages were built in 1380 as a monastic wool store.[7] This was converted into a row of cottages for weavers in the seventeenth century.[8] It has been used as a film and television location, most notably for the films Stardust and Bridget Jones's Diary.[9][10][11][12][13]
Arlington Manor was built in the 17th century.[14] It has an adjoining 18th century barn.[15]
Religious sites
On the green is a Baptist church built in 1833.[16]
References
- ^ Herbert, N.M. "Bibury In: A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Custis, John. The Letterbook of John Custis IV of Williamsburg, 1717-1742. Josephine Little Zuppan, ed. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005, p. 18; Guy, Chris. "Project Casts Light on House Lost to Past." Baltimore Sun. 8 September 2001.
- ^ Pagan, John Ruston. "John Custis (ca. 1629–1696)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Cultural Landscape Program. Arlington House: The Robert E. Lee Memorial Cultural Landscape Report. National Capital Region. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C.: 2001, p. 25. Archived 24 December 2012 at WebCite Accessed 2011-09-24
- ^ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore-the-Cemetery/History/Arlington-House
- ^ Mullin, Gemma (18 July 2014). "Quiet Gloucestershire village becomes an unlikely tourist attraction after its 14th-century weavers' cottages are featured on millions of passports". Mail Online. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Arlington Row (1155677)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Bibury". National Trust. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://biburyshop.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/japanese-and-english.html
- ^ IMDB Website
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2697445/Quiet-Gloucestershire-village-unlikely-tourist-attraction-14th-century-weavers-cottages-featured-millions-passports.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Historic England. "Arlington Manor with forecourt wall (1155018)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn adjoining to north-east of Arlington Manor (1088426)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Baptist Church (1341823)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- Media related to Arlington, Gloucestershire at Wikimedia Commons
- Arlington in the Domesday Book