# Ozleworth

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{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
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'''Ozleworth''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire), England, approximately {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester). It lies in the [Cotswolds](/source/Cotswolds), an [Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty](/source/Area_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty).

==History==
Ozleworth was known as {{lang|ang|Oslan wyrth}} in 940, derived from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) words {{lang|ang|ōsle}} + {{lang|ang|worth}}. meaning either "enclosure of a man named Ōsla" or "enclosure frequented by [blackbird](/source/Common_Blackbird)s" (or ouzels).<ref name="ADM">{{cite book
  | last = Mills
  | first = A. D.
  | title = Dictionary of English Place-Names
  | publisher = [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press)
  | year = 1998
  | pages = 265
  | isbn =0-19-280074-4 }}</ref> It was listed as ''Osleworde'' in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = Ozleworth
  | work = [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book)
  | publisher = [The National Archives](/source/The_National_Archives_(United_Kingdom))
  | 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](/source/ward_(politics)) of the [district](/source/Districts_of_England) of [Cotswold](/source/Cotswold_(district)), represented by one [Councillor](/source/Councillor). It is part of the [constituency](/source/constituency) of [South Cotswolds](/source/South_Cotswolds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)),<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](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom) by [Liberal Democrat](/source/Liberal_Democrat_(UK)) [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament) [Roz Savage](/source/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](/source/South_West_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)) constituency of the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament) prior to [Britain leaving the European Union](/source/Brexit) in January 2020.

==Geography==
Ozleworth is in the county of [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire), and lies within the [Cotswolds](/source/Cotswolds), a range of hills designated an [Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty](/source/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](/source/Cirencester). Ozleworth's [post town](/source/post_town) [Wotton-under-Edge](/source/Wotton-under-Edge) is approximately {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west. Nearby villages include [Alderley](/source/Alderley%2C_Gloucestershire), [Wortley](/source/Wortley%2C_Gloucestershire), [Tresham](/source/Tresham%2C_Gloucestershire), [Leighterton](/source/Leighterton), [Lasborough](/source/Lasborough), [Newington Bagpath](/source/Bagpath), [Owlpen](/source/Owlpen), and [Kingscote](/source/Kingscote%2C_Gloucestershire).

==Newark Park==
{{main|Newark Park}}
Newark Park is a [National Trust](/source/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty) property which was once a [Tudor](/source/Tudor_style_architecture) [hunting lodge](/source/Hunting_and_shooting_in_the_United_Kingdom) built by the Poyntz family, anciently [feudal barons of Curry Mallet](/source/Feudal_barony_of_Curry_Mallet) in [Somerset](/source/Somerset), later of [Iron Acton](/source/Manor_of_Iron_Acton) in [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire).

==Church==
{{Main|St Nicholas of Myra's Church, Ozleworth}}
thumb|St. Nicholas church
The [Norman](/source/Normans) church, which is dedicated to [Saint Nicholas of Myra](/source/Saint_Nicholas_of_Myra), is known to have been in existence in 1131. It has a [cruciform](/source/cruciform) structure, with one [bell](/source/church_bell).<ref>{{cite web
  | title = Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
  | publisher = [GENUKI](/source/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](/source/nave) and the [chancel](/source/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](/source/Oxford_University)
  | year = 1847
  | pages = 107
  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6TMGAAAAQAAJ
  }}
</ref> The current nave and [font](/source/Baptismal_font) were added in the early 13th century.<ref name="MH" /> [Archaeological](/source/Archaeology) 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](/source/Oxford_University_Press)
  | year = 2000
  | pages = 243
  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jMURu7Hfx6kC
  | isbn =0-19-925081-2 }}
</ref> The [churchyard](/source/churchyard) is circular. No longer active, the church is looked after by the [Churches Conservation Trust](/source/Churches_Conservation_Trust).

==Notable people==
* [Bruce Chatwin](/source/Bruce_Chatwin), novelist, travel writer and journalist, lived in the village.
* [Charles Tomlinson](/source/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> 

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Villages in Gloucestershire
Category:Cotswold District

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