An illustrated history of Leckhampton, today a suburb of Cheltenham but for most of its existence a separate village situated at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment and the "Devil's Chimney". It is distinguished by its manor house and its slender-steepled church, both dating from the 14th century. The quarries and the horse-drawn tramway that once served them are of interest to industrial archaeologists, while brickyards, potteries, and caravan factories have at various times provided alternative employment in a largely agricultural area. Market gardening is still carried out on the rich alluvial soil, recalling the role of the original Anglo-Saxon farmstead, which produced vegetables for the royal manor at Cheltenham.
- ISBN10 0750925604
- ISBN13 9780750925600
- Publish Date 5 October 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 May 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The History Press Ltd
- Imprint Sutton Publishing Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English