Ampney St Peter is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, part of the Cotswold of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2014 mid year estimate, the parish has a population of 75.[1] Locally, the town was known as Easington.[2]
The gold-painted post box to celebrate Laura Bechtolsheimer's equestrian team dressage gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Ranbury Ring to the south east of the village is the remains of an Iron Age enclosed settlement or bivallate hillfort covering 4.6 hectares (11 acres),[4] and surrounded by a ditch and rampart.[5]
It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.[6] Nearby is a neolithic burial pit.[7]
Inside the church is a Sheela na gig.[11] The font is from the 15th century.[10] The Romanesque archways were moved from their original positions during the Victorian restoration.[12]
In the churchyard is a 14th century cross which is both a listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.[13][14] There is also a chest tomb and gravestones to the local Taylor family.[15]
Notable residents
The village is the hometown of Dressage Olympian Laura Bechtolsheimer, a long term member of the British Dressage team. In August 2012, the village's postbox was painted gold by Royal Mail to signify the gold medal earned by Laura Bechtolsheimer in the 2012 Olympic team dressage.[16]
