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Coberley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England, south of Cheltenham. The village is in a valley at the confluence of a number of streams (Seven Springs) that form the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. In medieval times the village was closer to the main road, near a spring to the east of Coberley Court. A short distance to the east are the sites of the mediaeval and modern villages of Upper Coberley. ==History== The parish has two long barrows: one about west of the parish church and the other about west-northwest of the church.〔Verey, 1970, page 192〕 A skeleton was discovered in the later barrow before 1779.〔 The valley north of Coberley is the site of a Roman villa complex that has been the source of numerous archaeological finds, including coins, tiles, pottery and mosaics. The site was excavated by Channel 4's ''Time Team'' in 2007 for an episode that was broadcast on 3 February 2008.〔 The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles had Norman features until the architect John Middleton rebuilt it in 1869-72.〔Verey, 1970, page 190〕 Middleton retained the Decorated Gothic south chapel, built in 1340 as a chantry to Saint Mary.〔 He retained also the Perpendicular Gothic bell tower.〔 Dowmans Farm house was built in the 17th century.〔Verey, 1970, pages 191-192〕 The present rectory was designed by Richard Pace and built in 1826.〔Verey, 1970, page 191〕 Its predecessor sheltered the future Charles II of England for the night on 10 September 1651, as he was fleeing from defeat in the Battle of Worcester disguised as a groom.〔Christopher Winn: ''I Never Knew That about the Thames'' (London: Ebury Press, 2010), p. 11.〕 The village school was designed by David Brandon and built in 1857.〔 It is now Coberley Church of England Primary School.〔(Coberley C of E Primary School )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coberley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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