Sir George Young

Grateley and Quarley

Grateley's name derives from "great lea", referring to the meadow to the south-west of the St Leonard's church, which is mainly 13th century, though with some Norman and even Saxon elements. Athelstan, the first "King of all England", who also claimed primacy over the Scottish and Welsh kingdoms, held a "Great Council" at Grateley in AD 925, when he established the "Grately Law Code" which set out the basis for an English coinage. In a later era, John Lawrence, "the great proconsul of our English Christian empire" took the title Lawrence of the Punjab and of Grately when created a baron in 1869. With the coming of the railways the village grew in two clusters, joined by Station Road; today many of the villager commute, though there are still active local businesses as well as the traditional farming activities.

Neighbouring Quarley ("the quarter of the lea") remains a relatively quiet, unspoilt village, but retains its own parish council. The summit of Quarley hill is an Iron Age hill fort.St Michael and All Angels at Quarley is unusual for such a long established church (parts are Norman) in having no bell tower - its three bells hang from a wooden frame in the grounds.

My picture was taken at the Quarley village fete, 2002.

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News


18 May 2014	Project Workshops holds Open Studios
28 Apr 2013	Project Workshops holds Open Studios Weekend
20 Apr 2013	Grenville Quilters hold Exhibition
13 May 2012	Project Workshops hold Open Studios Day at Quarley
16 Apr 2011	Grenville Quilters hold Exhibition
12 Jun 2010	Grenville Quilters present Sir George with Constituency Quilt
8 May 2010	Project Workshops hold Summer Exhibition
18 Apr 2009	Grenville Quilters hold Exhibition
18 Mar 2009	Lains Shooting School in Countryside Final
31 Oct 2008	Sir George opens Grateley Station Car Park
9 May 2008	Sir George opens Project Workshops' Summer Exhibition
4 Dec 2007	Sir George gets progress report on station car parking
21 Sep 2007	400 more car parking spaces for local stations, MP is told
24 Aug 2007	Airfield Campaign holds a Third Public Meeting
10 Aug 2007	County Councillor weighs in against Tesco
8 Aug 2007	The politicians talk to the camera
8 Aug 2007	Tesco Protest hits the TV News
1 Aug 2007	Penton Grafton Parish Council host Public meeting on Airfield
27 Jul 2007	Penton Mewsey Parish Council holds meeting on Airfield Development
11 May 2007	Sir George opens Project Workshops Summer Exhibition at Quarley
21 Apr 2007	Quilters hand over £2000 to Chernobyl Children
10 Mar 2007	Four parishes celebrate Chris Pettet's 10 years
21 Feb 2007	MP expresses concern about Andover Airfield
21 Feb 2007	Demonstration in Red Post Lane against Tesco plans
11 Sep 2006	Quarley holds Harvest Festival Supper
5 Aug 2006	Local congregations celebrate George Otter's 90th Birthday
8 Jul 2006	Grateley Primary School holds Fete
7 Apr 2006	Grenfell Quilters raise funds for Chernobyl Children
28 Oct 2005	Sir George campaigns for better facilities at Grateley Station
12 Apr 2005	Conservatives campaign in Grateley
22 Jan 2005	Local quilters support Chernobyl survivors
10 Jul 2004	Sir George looks in on two more fetes
5 Jun 2004	Mayor launches Test Valley Open Art 2004
24 Jan 2004	Burghclere, St Mary Bourne close to Broadband target
1 Dec 2003	Grately achieves Broadband target
20 Nov 2003	Broadband targets for Hurstbourne Tarrant, Linkenholt, Grateley, Headley
17 Oct 2003	Sir George to intervene on Grateley Station Car Park
18 Sep 2003	Broadband4Grateley campaign opens
11 Jul 2003	Sir George visits Quad & Bike
15 Jun 2003	Quarley holds Village Fete
7 Jun 2003	Test Valley Open Art 2003 - Gala Evening at Project Workshops
23 Apr 2003	Broadband: Progress in North West Hampshire
3 Feb 2003	New website for Grateley
28 Jan 2003	Sir George presses Ministers on rail improvements
1 Jun 2002	Test Valley launch Open Art 2002
19 May 2002	Quarley hold Village Fete


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Local Links


Grately Online The village website, launched at the beginning of 2003, is one of the best village web sites in my constituency. The site has notes about the history of the village, a page for the church, Parish Council information, a diary and a local directory.	Grately Primary School Their page at the village website
St Leonard's Church An interesting section at the Grateley Online website, with history of the church (and of St Leonard!) as well as information about services.	Broadband4Grateley Congratulations to the Broadband4Grateley team on their success in achieving their ADSL registrations target by the end of November 2003! Broadband is expected to arrive on 21st April 2004.
Pictures and comments on St Michael's Quarley Interesting page provided by an anonymous website owner.	Andover Astronomical Society The society meets in Grateley Village Hall - this location was chosen because the dark skies above Grately provide a much better view of the stars than can be had in Andover!
King Athelstan This BBC page gives a brief biography of one of Grately's most significant visitors.	Bed and breakfast at Lains Cottage At the "tucked up" website.
Gunville House bed and breakfast Their page in the smoothhound directory	Primary Books A Grately company that runs book fairs and book clubs in schools