After lots of work especially by David Musgrave, Chedworth was crowned the vibrant village of the year in Gloucestershire. the winning entry is included below. Gloucestershire Vibrant Village of the Year is an opportunity to showcase your village. They want to find villages that… read more
Author: Chedworth Society
Review of Society Priorities
Schedule of Tasks
A schedule of the tasks falling to the Chedworth Society is set out below. The schedule has been prepared to help inform the Executive Committee decide upon appropriate levels of commitment and order of priority. Following a revision of this Schedule at the 5th September 2016… read more
A Survey of Wells in Chedworth
Introduction
This project was inspired by seeing the well at the aptly named Doveswell Cottage (by kind permission of Venetia Champniss) and wondering how did they do that? ‘That’ being a beautifully constructed and dressed stone shaft some 60 feet deep. In due course I learnt the answer… read more
Geological Survey Memoirs
Wells and Springs of Gloucestershire 1930
Reproduced with acknowledgement by kind consent of H.M. Stationery Office
The village of Chedworth is on the side of a valley traversed by a stream which rises in springs near the church and joins the Coln at Fosse Bridge. In this valley, in the neighbourhood