| 词条 | Kempsford |
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|country = England |official_name = Kempsford |static_image_name= Dunfield cottages - geograph.org.uk - 330889.jpg |coordinates = {{coord|51.669|-1.770|display=inline,title}} |label_position = top |population = 1123 |population_ref=(2011 census)[1] |shire_district= Cotswold |shire_county = Gloucestershire |region = South West England |constituency_westminster= Cotswold |post_town = FAIRFORD |postcode_district = GL7 |postcode_area = GL |dial_code = 01285 |os_grid_reference= SU159967 |website= Parish Council }}Kempsford is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, about {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} south of Fairford. RAF Fairford is located near the village. The population was around 1,120 at the 2011 census.[1] HistoryThe Battle of Kempsford occurred on 16 January 800 AD when Æthelmund led a group of Hwiccians from Mercia in a raid against the Wiltsaetas people of Wessex. However Weoxtan led the Wiltsaetas against them, driving them back across the river. Both leaders were slain. There is a field on the banks of the Thames called Battlefield where spearheads were dug up in 1670, encouraging the view that this is where the battle took event took place.[2][3] At Kempsford Sir Thomas Thynne (died 1639) built a new country house, demolishing an important fortified house which in the Middle Ages had defended a crossing of the River Thames.[4] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125101&c=GL7+4DZ&d=16&e=62&g=6481540&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&enc=1 |title=Parish population 2011 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=24 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111426/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125101&c=GL7+4DZ&d=16&e=62&g=6481540&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&enc=1 |archivedate= 4 March 2016 |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Kempsford, Gloucestershire Heritage Guide|url=http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/az/Kempsford.htm|website=Britain Express|publisher=Britain Express|accessdate=6 November 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Mynors|first1=A. B.|title=Kempsford|url=http://www.kempsford.net/history/pdf/history-of-kempsford.pdf|website=The Kempsford Website|publisher=Kempsford Parish Council|accessdate=6 November 2017}} 4. ^Anthony Emery, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Southern England, p. 132 External links{{Commons category inline|Kempsford}}
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