Highnam was originally made up of farm land, which explains some of its street names (Brimsome Meadow, Poppy Field, Stoney Field, Long Field, Peters Field, Williams Orchard, et al.). As a village, Highnam is fairly small, containing few social amenities. These include the Church of the Holy Innocents, a school (Highnam C of E Primary[3]), a village hall, a day nursery, a village shop and a doctor's surgery.
The Arnold family were Lords of the Manor in the sixteenth century- the best known member of the family is Sir Nicholas Arnold (died 1580), Lord Deputy of Ireland.
The wealthy artist and collector Thomas Gambier Parry purchased the Highnam Court estate in 1837. He remodelled the Court and laid out the Highnam Court gardens; he was one of the first to make a pinetum.[4] Highnam Court gardens are now open to the public.[5] His son, the composer Hubert Parry, learnt to play the organ in the church.
Highnam has an eighteen-hole golf course and a large business park just outside the main village. The village is home to both football and cricket teams Highnam Court Cricket Club and also has Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Brownies groups. A new feature in 2007 was the addition of a Youth Café.
The church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam was constructed between 1849 and 1851 at the request of Thomas Gambier Parry in memory of his first wife and those of his children who died at an early age. The church was designed by Henry Woodyer in a Gothic style.
Gambier-Parry adorned the whole of the chancel, including the roof, and much of the nave with frescoes using a new "spirit fresco" method he adapted from his study of Italian fresco painters. The church has been described by Sir John Betjeman as "The most complete Victorian Church in this country".[6] In Simon Jenkins' book England's Thousand Best Churches, Holy Innocents was rated in the "Top 100" with four stars.[7]
A major restoration of the church and frescoes was completed in 1994. The Grade I listed church forms an ensemble with its listed Church Lodge, Rectory, Memorial Hall and Old Schoolhouse on the edge of the park of Highnam Court.[8]
Although unringable, the tower contains the world's heaviest ring of three bells, cast by Charles & George Mears in 1850.[9]
The village falls in the 'Highnam with Haw Bridge' electoral ward. This ward starts in the north at Forthampton and stretches south to Minsterworth.[10] The total ward population at the 2011 census was 4,206.[11]
^"Highnam and Haw Bridge ward 2011". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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highnam, village, civil, parish, outskirts, city, gloucester, three, miles, northwest, city, ross, west, alney, island, over, bridge, connected, segregated, bicycle, paths, over, bridge, alney, island, gloucester, parish, includes, villages, lassington, over, . Highnam is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of the city of Gloucester It is three miles northwest of the city on the A40 on the way to Ross west of Alney Island and Over Bridge It is connected by Segregated Bicycle Paths via Over Bridge and Alney Island to Gloucester The parish includes the villages of Lassington and Over In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2 014 1 reducing to 1 916 at the 2011 census 2 HighnamHighnam CourtHighnamLocation within GloucestershirePopulation1 936 OS grid referenceSO795195DistrictTewkesburyShire countyGloucestershireRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townGLOUCESTERPostcode districtGL2Dialling code01452PoliceGloucestershireFireGloucestershireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentTewkesburyList of places UK England Gloucestershire 51 52 26 N 2 17 53 W 51 874 N 02 298 W 51 874 02 298Highnam was originally made up of farm land which explains some of its street names Brimsome Meadow Poppy Field Stoney Field Long Field Peters Field Williams Orchard et al As a village Highnam is fairly small containing few social amenities These include the Church of the Holy Innocents a school Highnam C of E Primary 3 a village hall a day nursery a village shop and a doctor s surgery The Arnold family were Lords of the Manor in the sixteenth century the best known member of the family is Sir Nicholas Arnold died 1580 Lord Deputy of Ireland The wealthy artist and collector Thomas Gambier Parry purchased the Highnam Court estate in 1837 He remodelled the Court and laid out the Highnam Court gardens he was one of the first to make a pinetum 4 Highnam Court gardens are now open to the public 5 His son the composer Hubert Parry learnt to play the organ in the church Highnam has an eighteen hole golf course and a large business park just outside the main village The village is home to both football and cricket teams Highnam Court Cricket Club and also has Beavers Cubs Scouts and Brownies groups A new feature in 2007 was the addition of a Youth Cafe Highnam Woods to the west of the village are managed by the RSPB as a nature reserve and Lassington Wood is to the east of the village Contents 1 Holy Innocents Church 2 See also 3 Governance 4 References 5 External linksHoly Innocents Church edit nbsp The interior of Highnam churchThe church of the Holy Innocents Highnam was constructed between 1849 and 1851 at the request of Thomas Gambier Parry in memory of his first wife and those of his children who died at an early age The church was designed by Henry Woodyer in a Gothic style Gambier Parry adorned the whole of the chancel including the roof and much of the nave with frescoes using a new spirit fresco method he adapted from his study of Italian fresco painters The church has been described by Sir John Betjeman as The most complete Victorian Church in this country 6 In Simon Jenkins book England s Thousand Best Churches Holy Innocents was rated in the Top 100 with four stars 7 A major restoration of the church and frescoes was completed in 1994 The Grade I listed church forms an ensemble with its listed Church Lodge Rectory Memorial Hall and Old Schoolhouse on the edge of the park of Highnam Court 8 Although unringable the tower contains the world s heaviest ring of three bells cast by Charles amp George Mears in 1850 9 See also editSt Oswald s Church LassingtonGovernance editThe village falls in the Highnam with Haw Bridge electoral ward This ward starts in the north at Forthampton and stretches south to Minsterworth 10 The total ward population at the 2011 census was 4 206 11 References edit ONS Census 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics Parish population 2011 Retrieved 1 April 2015 Home highnam gloucs sch uk DNB Home highnamcourt co uk Highnam Church Holy Innocents Gloucester County Council Retrieved 5 July 2011 Jenkins Simon 2000 England s Thousand Best Churches Penguin p 880 ISBN 978 0 14 029795 9 Holy Innocents English Heritage Retrieved 5 July 2011 Dove Details dove cccbr org uk Retrieved 29 September 2020 Highnam with Haw Bridge UK Census Data 2011 Highnam and Haw Bridge ward 2011 Retrieved 1 April 2015 External links edit nbsp Media related to Highnam at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Highnam amp oldid 1127627015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
