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home>the parish The Parish of Sevenhampton Information on this page is subject to the general disclaimer a brief description The Civil Parish of Sevenhampton is sited in the Cotswold hills, an AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty). It consists of two villages, Sevenhampton and Brockhampton, but it would be difficult for a passer-by to define where one ended and the other started because they are both made up of clusters of buildings spread out for a mile and a half on both sides of the valley of the River Coln (merely a brook here, it rises about a third of a mile (0.5km) to the North of the parish boundary). An offshoot from Brockhampton (known as "The Quarry") ascends 165ft (50m) in a half mile to the East. There are some isolated farms and buildings in outlying parts. The Coln flows across the boundary to the South at the lowest point in the parish at 574ft (175m) above sea level. The highest, where the parish approaches the Cotswold escarpment in the West, is 1,001 ft (305m). "...there are some isolated farms and buildings..." The surrounding farmland is a mixture of arable and grassland. Some is managed under the Environmental Stewardship Scheme. The 2001 Census returned a population of 349 living in 157 households. Each village has conservation area status.  For a more comprehensive description see the conservation area page. There are 44 listed buildings within the parish. To see a map which gives the location of the villages click here. For a comprehensive history of the villages from The Victoria County History:-  A History of the County of Gloucester Vol 9 Click Here top of page home>the parish back