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tenements, and made the borough into an appendage of the manor, depriving it of its separate court. They claimed that the royal charter that conferred on the men of Cirencester the liberties of Winchester had been destroyed 50 years earlier, when the abbot had bribed the burgess who held the charter
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to the south of the town is now almost contiguous with Watermoor. Other suburbs include Bowling Green and New Mills. The area and population of these five electoral wards are identical to that quoted above. The town serves as a centre for surrounding villages, providing employment, amenities, shops,
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Arch and parts of the precinct wall remain above ground, forming the perimeter of a public park in the middle of town. Despite this, the freedom of a borough continued to elude the townspeople, and they only saw the old lord of the manor replaced by a new lord of the manor as the king acquired the
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The loss of the canal and the direct rail link encouraged dependency on road transport. An inner ring road system was completed in 1975 in an attempt to reduce congestion in the town centre, which has since been augmented by an outer bypass with the expansion of the A417 road. Coaches depart from
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Before 1974 the town was administered by Cirencester Urban District Council, which was initially based in the upper floors of the south porch of the Church of St. John the Baptist. The council moved to offices in Castle Street in 1897 and to offices in Gosditch Street in 1932. In the 1974
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Liberal Democrat candidate Joe Harris, aged 18, was elected to the district council for Cirencester Park Ward in May 2011, and became the youngest councillor in the country. Harris was also elected to the county council in the 2013 elections, winning the Cirencester Park Division.
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for a false presentment, meaning that they had presented false information. Four inquisitions during the 13th century supported the abbot's claims, yet the townspeople remained unwavering in their quest for borough status: in 1342, they lodged a Bill of complaint in
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Until 1994 the town had a private preparatory school, Oakley Hall. Run in its later years by the Letts family, it closed in 1994 shortly after the retirement of R F B Letts who had led the school since 1962. The grounds of the school are now occupied by housing.
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still stand in and around Coxwell Street and Dollar Street. Their wealth funded the rebuilding of the nave of the parish church in 1515–30, to create the large parish church, often referred to as the "Cathedral of the Cotswolds". Other
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received his later education in Cirencester in the early 6th century, showing that it was still able to provide an education in Latin rhetoric and law at that time. Possibly this was the palace of one of the British kings defeated by
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at last brought into existence the town's first independent elected body, the Cirencester Urban District Council. A reorganisation of local government in 1974 replaced the Urban District Council with the present two-tiers of
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TinkCo (formerly Cirencester Operatic Society and Theatre Ink), Cirencester Philharmonia Orchestra, Cirencester Band, Cirencester Male Voice Choir and Cirencester Creative Dance Academy are also based in the town.
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in 1117, and following half a century of building work during which the minster church was demolished, the great abbey church was finally dedicated in 1176. The manor was granted to the Abbey in 1189, although a
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hall in Thomas Street occupies the former Temperance Hall built by the Quaker Christopher Bowly in 1846, and is the oldest such hall in the West of England. The Salvation Army first met in Cirencester in 1881.
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In the 21st century, a concerted effort to reduce overhead wiring and roadside clutter has given the town some picturesque street scenes. Many shops cater to tourists and many house family businesses.
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in the town. The abbots obtained charters in 1215 and 1253 for fairs during the octaves of All Saints and St Thomas the Martyr, and the significant wool trade gave these great importance.
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around 150 CE, though the earliest surviving manuscripts are from the thirteenth century. These give various slightly different spellings, of which the original seems to have been
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Church that was founded in 1651, making it one of the oldest Baptist churches in England; the church moved in January 2017 to a new building on Chesterton Lane. The town's
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of Cirencester, founded in the 9th or 10th century, was probably a royal foundation. It was made over to Augustinian canons in the 12th century and replaced by the great
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which, while buried, retains its shape in the earthen topography of the small park setting. Cirencester was one of the most substantial cities of Roman-era Britain.
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was executed in 1649 the minister, Alexander Gregory, wrote on behalf of the gentry in the parish register, "O England what did'st thou do, the 30th of this month".
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Club has three squads: the A team play in the 1st division of the Gloucestershire League, the B team in the 3rd division and the C team in the 5th division.
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came to blows in the streets. Over 300 were killed, and 1,200 prisoners were held captive in the church. The townsfolk supported the Parliamentarians but
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was built around the Roman city in the late 2nd century, it enclosed 240 acres (1 km²), making Corinium the second-largest city by area in
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was created, taking over the joint sixth form of Cirencester Deer Park and Cirencester Kingshill schools and the Cirencester site of
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and Cotswold Green. The latter operates the hourly route 58 circular bus service within Cirencester, connecting the town centre and
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provided access to markets further afield, by way of a link through the River Thames. In 1841, a branch railway line was opened to
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to give it to him, whereupon the abbot had had it burned. In reply, the abbot refuted these claims, and the case passed on to the
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sewage works. Archaeologists also uncovered prehistoric pottery fragments, flint tools, and animal bones from the Bronze Age,
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Yet the townspeople continued in their fight: in return for their aid to the Crown against the earls of Kent and Salisbury,
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evidence shows signs of further civic growth. There are many Roman remains in the surrounding area, including several
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was closed to passengers in 1964, the town has been without its own station. The nearest station is now at
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ending indicating a Roman fortress or encampment. It seems certain that this name root goes back to
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built on the site of the former Cirencester Abbey following its dissolution and demolition at the
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Cirrenceastre adiit, qui Britannice Cairceri nominatur, quae est in meridiana parte Huicciorum.
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around 296 remain unclear, but Corinium is now generally thought to have been the capital of
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won all of the eight available Cirencester seats on Cotswold District Council in May 2013.
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education for those who could afford it, and businesses thrived in the town, which was the
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are based at the Whiteway; they have four main teams, a colts, a Youth and Mini sections.
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Asser in his life of Alfred A.D. 879, speaks of 'Cirrenceaster, § which is called in the
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reorganisation of local government, the urban district council was replaced by the new
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in 1572, returning two members, although this was deprived of representation in 1885.
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of £300, he obtained a new royal charter confirming his privileges and a writ of
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roads with easy access to markets for its produce of grain and wool. From 1461,
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tasked with helping to defend the provincial frontier around AD 49, and native
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There is an active campaign to restore the line from Kemble to Cirencester.
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in the 1530s. The site was granted in 1564 to Richard Master, physician to
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in 1883. Cirencester thus was served by two railway lines until the 1960s.
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Under the patronage of the Bathurst family, the Cirencester area, notably
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trade and industry, which contributed to the growth of Corinium. A large
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commerce and education; it is a commuter town for larger centres such as
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The town is split into five main areas: the town centre, the village of
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which is an online community radio station. The local newspaper is The
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David Grace. 'Defeating the Demon Drink' in S. Emson and M. Ball(ed.)
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in the Cotswolds, when the furniture designer and architect-craftsman
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for Cirencester probably began with the grant of 1189, when they were
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Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and Its Neighborhood
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was designed by Medland, Maberly and Medland and completed in 1863.
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ordered the total demolition of the Abbey buildings. Today only the
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The struggle of the townsmen to gain the rights and privileges of a
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and cloth-making were the main strengths of England's trade in the
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Detailed historical record about Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre
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spent the night of 11 September 1651 in Cirencester, during
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At the end of the 18th century, Cirencester was a thriving
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to the south-west of the town, but has only been partially
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name for the river, and perhaps the settlement. An early
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Cirencester is the hub of a road network with routes to
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on Kingshill Lane. It also has an independent school,
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after 1714. He inherited the estate from his father,
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Local news and television programmes are provided by
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Cirencester is known to have been an important early
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Its main grounds are located in 2714:TV transmitter and the local relay transmitter. 2678:campus is between the Stroud and Tetbury Roads. 1742:opened workshops in the early 20th century, and 1601:and clergy were for the old order, so that when 3381:Welsford, Jean; Welsford, Alan (August 2010) . 2627:The town and the surrounding area have several 2423:The former municipal offices in Gosditch Street 2038:And he couldn't have been much explirencester. 2019: 1746:, his foremost student, practised in the town. 4027:"Life & Career - Sir Peter Maxwell Davies" 3460:(Supplement). 13 September 1960. p. 6249. 4160: 3665:"Joy after vital Cirencester bus route saved" 1840:is cognate with the other forms of the name. 8: 3329:Reed, Langford (1934). "Irreverent Radios". 1903:means "fort" or "fortress". The Old English 615:eighth largest settlement in Gloucestershire 4106:. "The Origin of Gloucestershire Towns" in 3118:, 'Gildas and the Schools of Cirencester', 1151: 4167: 4153: 4145: 3505:. Cirencester Town Council. Archived from 2770:Cirencester Athletics & Triathlon Club 2544:Bus operators serving Cirencester include 2400:On Cotswold Avenue is the site of a Roman 1764:was found in 2022 during landscaping at a 1677:Midland and South Western Junction Railway 1608:At the end of the English Civil War, King 1589:came to Cirencester in February 1643 when 1286:were built over the site of the fort, and 1274:Even in Roman times, there was a thriving 1251:crossed the Churn, to hold two quingenary 1192:with the addition of the Old English word 768: 136: 4433:List of civil parishes in Gloucestershire 4140:BBC archive film of Cirencester from 1979 3152: 3150: 3148: 3146: 2947: 2945: 1655:Cotswold stone buildings in Castle Street 772:Climate data for Cirencester (1991–2020) 727:(originally a village outside the town), 120:Learn how and when to remove this message 3308:. Oxford University Press. p. 108. 2844:, retired jockey, television commentator 2528:(A419). Cirencester is connected to the 1919:sound as , resulting in the modern name 1796:in the nearby villages of North Cerney, 1140:Cirencester's name is first attested by 3531:. Cotswold District Council. 4 May 2023 3280:, which is in the southern part of the 2941: 394: 376: 332: 300: 276: 206: 152: 27:Market town in Gloucestershire, England 4081:from the original on 24 September 2015 3592:from the original on 21 September 2013 3263:from the original on 24 September 2017 3026:"Town Council – Twinning with Itzehoe" 1373:in 577. It was later the scene of the 3813:from the original on 22 February 2011 3259:. Vol. 1. Bristol. p. 229. 3006:from the original on 14 November 2013 2768:Cirencester has two athletics clubs: 2607:The nearest international airport is 2024:Whose fiancé went down to virencester 2022:There was a young lady of Cirencester 1465:. 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Cirencester lies on the 175: 3954:from the original on 4 August 2019 3669:Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 3663:Knight, Alice (21 November 2022). 3643:Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 3586:Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 3481:National Heritage List for England 3430:National Heritage List for England 2868:, the 'Last Pre-Raphaelite Artist' 2355:and the site of one of the finest 1424:of Cirencester was granted to the 587: 25: 3865:from the original on 5 March 2017 3762:from the original on 29 June 2019 3637:Knight, Alice (18 October 2022). 3503:"19th Century to the present day" 2796:, founded in 1896, is the oldest 2574:Kemble to Cirencester branch line 2361:Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst 1804:is derived from the cognate root 4048:Tominey, Camilla (4 June 2022). 4025:Dunnett, Roderic (August 2009). 3973:Social Season – Warwickshire Cup 3891:from the original on 20 May 2013 3736:from the original on 18 May 2013 3384:Cirencester: A History and Guide 3157: 2755:Southern League Premier Division 2651:, which in 1966 joined with the 2269: 2237: 2202: 2164: 2120: 2088: 2049: 1969: 1925: 1734:, became a major centre for the 1632:, at the centre of a network of 1190:Celtic language-death in England 652:The Roman name for the town was 641:, 37 miles (60 km) west of 617:and the largest town within the 539: 472: 174: 167: 154: 34: 4585:Population of major settlements 3839:from the original on 4 May 2021 3476:"15, Gosditch Street (1187490)" 3425:"Corn Hall Buildings (1187501)" 3401:from the original on 4 May 2021 3353:. 21 March 2016. 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