Harescombe

Harescombe is a small village in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Gloucester. It is thought the name of the village is derived from a combination of the Celtic term "cwm" (valley) and the Saxon term "here" (army), thus the full meaning of "Harescombe" would be "the Army's Valley".

Harescombe
The Church of St. John the Baptist
Harescombe
Location within Gloucestershire
Population247 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO8310
Civil parish
  • Harescombe
District
  • Stroud
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGloucester
Postcode districtGL6 6
Dialling code01452
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • Stroud

The community is indeed in a valley as it rests at the foot of the well-known range of the Cotswolds called the Haresfield Beacon and Broadbarrow Green, which were sites of ancient British and Roman encampments. These encampments were a part of a chain of fortresses expressly mentioned by Tacitus as having been raised by Ostorius Scapula between the Severn and Avon Rivers: old British works adapted by the Romans to their own requirements.

Hilles House was designed by Detmar Blow. He built the mansion for himself after 1914,

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