Ozleworth, or Woosleworth (St. Nicholas)
OZLEWORTH, or Woosleworth (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Tetbury, Upper division of the hundred of Berkeley, W. division of the county of Gloucester, 3½ miles (E. by S.) from Wotton-under-Edge; containing 106 inhabitants. The surrounding scenery is finely varied, and the views embrace the cities of Bath and Bristol, about 20 miles distant. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 10. 5., and in the gift of Lewis Clutterbuck, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £116. 10., and the glebe comprises 23 acres. The church has an octagonal central tower, rising from enriched Norman arches.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.
