{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use British English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Ozleworth | country= England | region= South West England | static_image= <!-- this is used for a static image (most commonly a skyline or landmark) --> | static_image_caption= <!-- optional caption for static image --> | area_footnotes= <!--to cite the values used in the area fields. Use the <ref> </ref> tags --> | area_total_sq_mi= <!-- Enter square mile data in RAW format (no commas or spaces) will automatically convert km<sup>2</sup> (if blank)--> | area_total_km2 = <!-- Enter square kilometre data in RAW format (no commas or spaces) will automatically convert sq mi (if blank)--> | population = | population_ref = <!-- include a reference: e.g.,<ref>Census, 2001</ref> a good place to check for these figures is http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ --> | os_grid_reference= | coordinates = {{coord|51.6397|-2.3012|display=inline,title}} | post_town= WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE | postcode_area= GL | postcode_district= GL12 | dial_code= 01453 | constituency_westminster= South Cotswolds | civil_parish= Ozleworth <!-- you can use the template {{mi to km|(enter data)|precision=0}} to help convert miles to km automatically; both are displayed --> | london_distance= <!-- for all UK articles, distance to London --> | shire_district=Cotswold | shire_county=Gloucestershire | unitary_england= | website= <!-- Council website for place (specifically) --> | hide_services= }} '''Ozleworth''' is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Gloucester. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
==History== Ozleworth was known as {{lang|ang|Oslan wyrth}} in 940, derived from the Old English words {{lang|ang|ōsle}} + {{lang|ang|worth}}. meaning either "enclosure of a man named Ōsla" or "enclosure frequented by blackbirds" (or ouzels).<ref name="ADM">{{cite book | last = Mills | first = A. D. | title = Dictionary of English Place-Names | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 1998 | pages = 265 | isbn =0-19-280074-4 }}</ref> It was listed as ''Osleworde'' in the Domesday Book of 1086.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ozleworth | work = Domesday Book | publisher = The National Archives | year = 1086 | url = http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7577133&queryType=1&resultcount=1 | access-date =2008-05-09 }}</ref>
==Governance== Ozleworth is part of the Grumbolds Ash ward of the district of Cotswold, represented by one Councillor. It is part of the constituency of South Cotswolds,<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of South Cotswolds|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4297/location |website=parliament.uk|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> represented in Parliament by Liberal Democrat MP Roz Savage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Roz Savage|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5352/contact|website=parliament.uk|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> It was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.
==Geography== Ozleworth is in the county of Gloucestershire, and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is approximately {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Gloucester and approximately {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} south west of Cirencester. Ozleworth's post town Wotton-under-Edge is approximately {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west. Nearby villages include Alderley, Wortley, Tresham, Leighterton, Lasborough, Newington Bagpath, Owlpen, and Kingscote.
==Newark Park== {{main|Newark Park}} Newark Park is a National Trust property which was once a Tudor hunting lodge built by the Poyntz family, anciently feudal barons of Curry Mallet in Somerset, later of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire.
==Church== {{Main|St Nicholas of Myra's Church, Ozleworth}} thumb|St. Nicholas church The Norman church, which is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, is known to have been in existence in 1131. It has a cruciform structure, with one bell.<ref>{{cite web | title = Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868 | publisher = GENUKI | url = https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Ozleworth/Gaz1868.html | access-date =2008-05-31 }}</ref> It has an unusual hexagonal tower located in the centre of the church between the nave and the chancel.<ref name="MH">{{cite book | last = Hall | first = Michael | title = Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds | publisher = The Pevensey Press | year = 1993 | pages = 91 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GopyAAAACAAJ | isbn = 0-907115-68-3}} </ref><ref>{{cite book | last = British Archaeological Association | author-link = British Archaeological Association | title = The Archaeological Journal | publisher = Oxford University | year = 1847 | pages = 107 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6TMGAAAAQAAJ }} </ref> The current nave and font were added in the early 13th century.<ref name="MH" /> Archaeological evidence suggests that there was no nave before this time and that the tower originally formed part of the western wall of the church.<ref>{{cite book | last = Fernie | first = Eric | title = The Architecture of Norman England | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 2000 | pages = 243 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jMURu7Hfx6kC | isbn =0-19-925081-2 }} </ref> The churchyard is circular. No longer active, the church is looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust.
==Notable people== * Bruce Chatwin, novelist, travel writer and journalist, lived in the village. * Charles Tomlinson, poet, translator and academic, lived in the village.<ref>{{cite web | title = Charles Tomlinson - In Conversation With David Morley | year = 1991 | url = http://www.poetrymagazines.org.uk/magazine/record.asp?id=2550 | access-date =2008-06-04 }}</ref>
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Category:Villages in Gloucestershire Category:Cotswold District