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Encyclopedia > Down Ampney

Down Ampney is located in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, in England.


It is off the A417 which runs between Cirencester and Faringdon (in Oxfordshire) on the A420, and about 5km north of Cricklade, which is on the the A419 which runs from Cirencester to Swindon (In Wiltshire),


The Old Vicarage in Down Ampney was the birthplace of Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1872. A tune he composed (used for the hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine") is titled "Down Ampney" in its honour.


External links

  • Down Ampney Parish Council (http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=644)
  • Completely Cotswold (http://www.completely-cotswold.com/dampney/info/info.htm)
  • UK Genealogy Archives (http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Gloucestershire/towns/Down-Ampney.html)
  • photos on Rootsweb (http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/DownAmpneyPhotos01.html)

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down - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (1224 words)
if you know or feel something deep down, you are certain that it is true or you feel it strongly although you do not admit it or show it.
Deep down, she knew that what she was doing was wrong.
Deep down, she knew that she had cheated her friend and it was wrong.
Down Ampney Village Hall (396 words)
Down Ampney Village Hall is a modern well-appointed facility situated in the centre of the small picturesque Cotswold village of Down Ampney famous as the birthplace of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Down Ampney Village Hall is a well-maintained hall that was built in the 1980s.
It is situated in its own grounds adjacent to the tennis courts and is bordered by lawns and farmland.
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