Harescombe
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| Harescombe | |
|---|---|
 The Church of St John the Baptist | |
  Harescombe Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 247 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO8310 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode district | GL6 6 |
| Dialling code | 01452 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Harescombe is a small village in Gloucestershire, England.[2] It is situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Gloucester. The village rests at the foot of the well-known range of the Cotswolds called the Haresfield Beacon and Broadbarrow Green.
In the Domesday book, it was listed as Hersecome meaning "Hersa's" (a name) + "valley" (from the Celtic term "cwm").[3]
It was once thought that the first part of the name derived from Saxon term "here" (army), thus the full meaning of "Harescombe", giving the place the meaning, "the Army's Valley".[4]
History
Haresfield Beacon and Broadbarrow Green 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.[4]
Hilles House was designed by Detmar Blow. He built the mansion for himself after 1914,[5][6]
