Lypiatt

Lypiatt is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Miserden, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of Stroud.

Dog by Lynn Chadwick at Lypiatt Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire/UK
Lypiatt Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish	Miserden
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°45′13″N 2°08′26″W / 51.75351°N 2.14047°W / 51.75351; -2.14047

The parish was formed from Stroud in 1894, later in 1894 the parish was abolished to form "Bisley with Lypiatt".^[1]

The parish is noted for two historic houses:

• Lypiatt Park, of medieval origins,^[2] home of the late Modernist sculptor Lynn Chadwick and his family
• a neo-Classical manor house, Nether Lypiatt Manor,^[3] formerly the home of Violet Gordon-Woodhouse and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who sold in 2006 to Paul Drayson.

References

1. "Stroud Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. "Lypiatt Park". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "Nether Lypiatt Manor including forecourt walls, gateways and clairvoyée". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 30 October 2019.