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Leckhampton is a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish and is part of the district of Cheltenham. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 4,409. ==History== Leckhampton is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) as 'Lechametone' and 'Lechantone', meaning 'homestead where garlic or leeks are grown'. The earliest recorded mention comes from the 8th century, as the home farm of the royal manor of Cheltenham.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.cheltenham4u.co.uk/leckhampton_history.asp?area=Leckhampton%2C+Bath+Road ) 〕 There are remnants of a moat at Church Farm that dates from Saxon times (}) The old village of Leckhampton stands at the foot of Leckhampton Hill, around the medieval parish church of St. Peter's. During the 19th and 20th centuries, there was residential development in the direction of Cheltenham. Leckhampton Court is a mediaeval manor house dating from about 1320, built by the Giffard family of Brimpsfield. It is now a Sue Ryder Care hospice. Between 1881 and 1962, Leckhampton had its own railway station with services on both the Great Western Railway line between Cheltenham and Banbury and on the north-south Midland and South Western Junction Railway. Until 1930, Leckhampton was served by the tramcars of the Cheltenham and District Light Railway. On the hill still stands the ruins of the old quarry. You can still see the remains of the old lime kilns, and there are old railway tracks all over the hill. Leckhampton Hill, together with Charlton Kings Common, is designated an SSSI by Natural England.〔(Natural England information on Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common SSSI including map information )〕 (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leckhampton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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