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Withington is a Cotswold village in Gloucestershire, England, about 6 1⁄2 miles (10 km) southeast of Cheltenham and 8 miles (13 km) north of Cirencester. The River Coln runs through the village. The parish includes the hamlets of Foxcote and Cassey Compton. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 532.
Map of Withington, UK
The site of a Roman villa lies to the south of the village. Remains of the villa were rediscovered in 1811, and investigations by the Time Team television programme in 2006 found further Romano-British buildings east of the villa, towards the river.
The origin of the name is unclear but it is found in records as early as 737 AD (Wudiandun, which would mean the hill of Wudia: Wudia may be a real settler or the legendary Germanic hero Witege). The other English places called Withington may have different origins. In his 1955 work, H. P. R. Finberg argued for continuity between Anglo-Saxon Withington and an earlier Roman settlement. During Saxon times there was an important monastery at Withington.
The parish church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building.
From 1891 to 1961, Withington had a railway station on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway which ran between Cirencester and Cheltenham.
The Mill Inn, one of two public houses in Withington, is credited with creating the popular fried chicken and chips meal, served in a basket, in the 1960s.
The 2000 Trees music festival is held annually at Upcote Farm, near Withington village.