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Winchcombe is a Cotswold town in the local authority district of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. Its population according to the 2011 census was 4,538. ==Early history== The Belas Knap Neolithic long barrow on a hilltop above Winchcombe, was constructed from about 3000 BC . Later, during Anglo-Saxon times, Winchcombe was a chief city of Mercia favoured by Coenwulf;〔Mercia: An Anglo-Saxon Kingdom in Europe, Michelle P. Brown , Carol A. Farr ISBN 0-8264-7765-8〕 the others being Lichfield and Tamworth. Subsequently, during the 11th century, the town was briefly the county town of Winchcombeshire. The Anglo-Saxon saint St. Kenelm is believed to be buried in the town. During the Anarchy of the 12th century, a motte-and-bailey castle was erected in the early 1140s by Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford for the Empress Matilda, although the exact site of this is unknown;.〔Walker, David. (1991) "(Gloucestershire Castles, )" in ''Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society'', 1991, Vol. 109, p,15〕 It has been suggested however, that it was to the south of St Peter's Church. In the Restoration period, Winchcombe was noted for cattle rustling and other lawlessness, caused in part by poverty. In an attempt to earn a living, local people grew tobacco as a cash crop, despite this practice having been outlawed since the Commonwealth. Soldiers were sent in on at least one occasion to destroy the illegal crop.〔Pepys' Diary - 19 September 1667〕 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「Winchcombe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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