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Quenington Village, Gloucestershire, is situated in the attractive Coln valley some 9 miles east of Cirencester and 18 miles north of Swindon. The village, mentioned in the Domesday Book, has important medieval remains, namely the richly carved north and south doorways of St. Swithins Church which possibly date to 1140, and the gateway and site of the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, the land given by the de Lacy family to the Order in c.1190.
Part of the village that lies along the river Coln, a tributary of the Thames, is adjacent to an area designated as of outstanding natural beauty. Over half of the village is in a conservation area. Farming has been the main occupation of the village and the village is unusual in the Cotswolds in having many areas of open space within the village. It does not follow the Cotswold pattern of house-lined village streets.
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