In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bagendon like this:
BADGINGTON, or Badgendon, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; on the river-Churn and near Ermine-street, 4 miles N by W of Cirencester r. station. Post Town, North Cerney under Cirencester. Acres, 1,106. Real property, £1,604. Pop., 175. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. Remains exist of two entrenchments, which are supposed to have been thrown up in 556, on occasion of a battle between the Britons and the West Saxons. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £191. Patron, Jesus' College, Oxford. The church is good.
Bagendon through time
Bagendon is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bagendon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bagendon, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10354
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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