Chapel Ascote
| Chapel Ascote | |
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| Civil parish | |
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  Chapel Ascote Chapel Ascote Location within Warwickshire | |
| Area | 2.450 km2 (0.946 sq mi) |
| Population | 18 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 7/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CV47 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Chapel Ascote is a civil parish[1] in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in Warwickshire, England, south of Ladbroke near the A423 road. The parish of Bishop's Itchington lies to the west.[2][3] In 2021 the parish had a population of 18.
Name
[edit]The parish was historically known under a variety of names; the earliest recorded is "Astanescote", from the 12th century. The name evolved and was recorded as just "Ascote" in 1372; in 1667 it was first recorded as "Chappell Ascott". The etymology of the name is unclear: one theory is that the name derives from "Ēadstan's cote". Another suggests it comes from "Aelfstan's cottages"; Aelfstan being a man granted land in Bishop's Itchington.[4]
Chapel of St Helen
[edit]There was a medieval chapel in the parish.[4] There is a 20-metre-long, 10 metre-wide mound in a field. A chapel is known to have existed in 1208 at the earliest; it was probably abandoned by 1595, and subsequently torn down in 1632.[5] Drainage works in the field revealed medieval-era skeletons.[6]
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Chapel Ascote has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb),[7] meaning it has a narrow temperature range, with moderate summers and relatively mild and cool winters.[8]
The Met Office provides a forecast service for adjacent Bishop's Itchington.[9]
Nearby places
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References
[edit]- ^ "Chapel Ascote (E04009720) - ONS". explore-local-statistics.beta.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Ladbroke | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "History of Chapel Ascote, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ a b "Chapel Ascote :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Chapel of St Helen, Chapel Ascot". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Skeletons buried in Chapel Field at Chapel Ascot". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.koppen-map.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Climatology. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 978-1-284-05427-9.
- ^ "Bishop's Itchington (Warwickshire) weather". Met Office. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2024-10-13.