Benoit Gardner. Both the north and south portions of the Old Rectory are Grade II listed by English Heritage. Dumbleton Hall The original Dumbleton Hall can be traced from around 1534, as the home of the Cocks family for over 200 years. After the death of Sir Richard Cocks in the late 18th century, the Hall fell into disrepair and was eventually demolished. Rebuilt in the mid 19th century using Cotswold stone, Dumbleton Hall became home to the Eyres family and in the 1930s, the Hall was well known for its popular house parties with regular guests including John Betjeman, later to become Poet Laureate. During the Second World War, the Hall was allegedly considered as a suitable alternative venue for the House of Lords. It is also suggested that Hitler 'reserved' the Hall as a private residence upon his victory in Europe. Following the death of the last member of the Eyres family to own the Hall, Caroline Mary Sybil Eyres-Monsell, Viscountess Monsell, formerly married to Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell, the Hall was sold and her son Graham and daughter Joan moved into the Mill House on the Dumbleton Hall estate. They were buried in Dumbleton as was Joan's husband Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor. The Hall became a hotel in 1959. Dumbleton Hall is Grade II* listed by English Heritage. Governance The village falls in the 'Isbourne' electoral ward. This ward runs east–west and stretches from the Worcestershire boundary to Teddington. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,955. External links Dumbleton Society GENUKI Dumbleton Dumbleton Garden Club Dumbleton Village Hall Dumbleton Cricket Club Dumbleton Village Club References David Verey, ''Gloucestershire: the Vale and the Forest of Dean, The Buildings of England series edited by Nicholas Pevsner, 2nd ed (1976) Villages in Gloucestershire Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Borough of Tewkesbury