Down Ampney - Definition and Overview

Down Ampney is located in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, in England.

It is off the A417 which runs between Cirencester and Faringdon (in Oxfordshire) on the A420, and about 5km north of Cricklade, which is on the the A419 which runs from Cirencester to Swindon (In Wiltshire),

The Old Vicarage in Down Ampney was the birthplace of Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1872. A tune he composed (used for the hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine") is titled "Down Ampney" in its honour.

External links

• Down Ampney Parish Council (http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=644)
• Completely Cotswold (http://www.completely-cotswold.com/dampney/info/info.htm)
• UK Genealogy Archives (http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Gloucestershire/towns/Down-Ampney.html)
• photos on Rootsweb (http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/DownAmpneyPhotos01.html)

Example Usage of Ampney