Fairford is a small town in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Cotswolds on the River Coln. RAF Fairford is located near the town, as is the Cotswold Water Park. Fairford also has a 19th Century Catholic Church St Thomas of Canterbury. Following the closure of the recusant chapel at Hatherop Castle in 1844 a church was built at Horcott (Fairford) during the following year for the cost of £700. The first Mass was celebrated on Sunday, 12th October 1845. This was five years before the Restoration of the Hierarchy in England and before the creation of the Diocese of Clifton. The stained glass window behind the altar depicts St. Thomas of Canterbury in the centre panel, with the date of 1845 still visible. The adjoining Presbytery was erected twenty years later to the designs of Benjamin Bucknall, the architect of Woodchester Park. The Church contains an Organ by Hill and stained glass by Wailes, Hardman and Geoffrey Robinson. The two windows in the porch were added to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the first Mass. The left window depicts the crest of the de Mauley family whilst the one on the right depicts the Eucharist which has been celebrated in this church continuously for 150 years.

Fairford has been purchased by Alison Fielden

About Alison Fielden & Co.

The firm was established in 1986 by Alison Fielden as a sole practitioner in Cirencester. The firm has grown steadily over the past twenty-one years, and now specialises in conveyancing, family, probate and notary matters. We have practitioners with expertise in Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Matrimonial and Child Care matters, Wills, Probate and Elderly Client matters. Alison herself heads the Conveyancing department and this is now her main area of practice.

The firm prides itself on providing a personal approach coupled with efficient service, and consequently has established a loyal client base in the Cotswold area.

Alison Fielden is the only Notary Public in Cirencester and her expertise in this area also provides an invaluable service to our clients in the local area.

We are situated just off Dollar Street, close to the centre of Cirencester. The nearest car park is the Abbey Grounds Car Park which is at the end of Dugdale Road, to the rear of our office. From the car park, take the alleyway signposted 'Town Centre'. This takes you alongside our office. The front door is on the Dollar Street side.

If you are approaching our office on foot from the Parish Church, take the road named 'West Market Place' and follow it behind the church until it becomes Dollar Street. Our office is on the right-hand side and is a modern 3-storey building set back from the road.