CONSERVATION AREA STATEMENT - Stroud District Council

The earliest developments around the Green were well-spaced farmsteads and it has long been used by villagers for
the grazing of animals. In 1874 it was written that, ‘…sheep and donkeys roam unmolested at their own sweet will.’
Now, on non- cricketing days, it is largely left to the waterfowl on the three ponds, and to the many dogs that are
walked around it on a daily basis.
In addition to the inhabitants, Frampton has a growing number of tourists, and the Green is a focal point: people linger
and stroll. However, the additional influx has contributed to one of the least welcome uses of the Green -it now
frequently acts as an overflow car park, much to its visual and ecological detriment.
The problem of parking has been addressed by many residents who cycle to the post office, pubs and shops. Bicycles,
(and indeed a motorised tricycle), are an integral part of Frampton on Severn’s street scene.
The Buildings in Sub Area 3: The Green
Early buildings and materials
CONSERVATION AREA STATEMENT - Conservation Area No7: FRAMPTON ON SEVERN
The earliest existing buildings around the Green: the Old House (formerly Advowson Farm), the Manor Farm and
barn, and Manor Farm Cottages, all appear to date roughly from the 15th century. At heart, the Old House is one of
Frampton’s several small cruck houses- the curving timbers can be seen from Watery Lane, but it has been altered
and extended many times over the last three hundred years, and the humble scale of the original building has been
lost.
The Grade I listed house that has been known as Manor Farm for many, many, years, is an intriguing building that
sits at the core of village legend, being the reputed birthplace of ‘Fair Rosamund’ Clifford. The house is finely built of
stone and timber framing with later brick additions. It would have been a very expensive building at the time of
construction.
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