Sezincote (settlement)

Sezincote or Seasoncote is a settlement and civil parish comprising Sezincote House and its estate, situated about 3 miles from Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 90. The parish touches Bourton-on-the-Hill, Condicote, Cutsdean, Longborough and Moreton-in-Marsh. Sezincote has a parish meeting.

Landmarks

There are 26 listed buildings in Sezincote. Sezincote once had a church called St Bartholomew's but it closed about 1712 and was later demolished.

History

The name "Sezincote" means 'Gravelly cottage'. Sezincote was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cheisnecot/''Chiesnecote''. No traces of the deserted medieval village of Sezincote have been found in the grounds of Sezincote.