Beverstone, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire. The village stands 1 1/2 mile WNW of Tetbury on the G.W.R., and 4 1/2 miles from Nailsworth station on the M.R. Post town, Tetbury. The parish comprises 2150 acres; population, 168. A castle erected here in the time of Edward III, by Thomas, Lord Berkeley, was repeatedly besieged and finally taken and burned in the Parliamentary wars, and is now in ruins. The castle was square with four towers, one at each corner, and was surrounded by a moat. The gateway and the west side of the castle remain, and the SW tower contains two chapels. The castle is now used as a farmhouse. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, net value, £365 with residence. Patron, the Crown. The church is a small ancient edifice consisting of nave, chancel, south porch, and western tower, and has a stone pulpit.
