Corse

"CORSE, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Westminster, in the county of Gloucester, 4 miles E. of Newent, and 6 N.W. of the Gloucester railway station. The parish contains Corse Lawn, which was until 1790 a large common of nearly 1,400 acres, when it was enclosed by act of parliament, and now produces plentiful crops of grain, &c. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, value £443, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, is partly in the Gothic style, and contains monuments. The charities amount to £25 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there are National schools for both sexes. George Dowdeswell, Esq., is lord of the manor. To the E. of the village is Corse Hill, where a beautiful view may be obtained of the surrounding country. Corse Court is a fine old mansion, once the seat of Speaker Dowdeswell."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]