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Duckhole
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Duckhole
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference ST6421992532
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS35
Dialling code 01454
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51°37′48″N2°31′01″W / 51.630°N 2.517°W / 51.630; -2.517 Coordinates: 51°37′48″N2°31′01″W / 51.630°N 2.517°W / 51.630; -2.517

Duckhole is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire in the west of England. [1] Historically it was located in the hundred of Lower Thornbury in the county of Gloucestershire and the name dates back at least as far as 1658, when it appeared in a parliamentary survey. [2]

At the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census Duckhole consisted of just thirteen households with a total population of thirty-five. [3] The hamlet lies in a rural setting a short distance to the west of Lower Morton, near the town of Thornbury and consists mainly of farmland and also a small number of cottages. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Catalogue description Thornbury: land adjoining Oldbury Lane and land between Duckhole and Gossyard Court [216]. 1960–1975.
  2. Smith, A.H. (1964). The Place-Names of Gloucestershire – Part Three: The Lower Severn Valley and The Forest of Dean. London: The Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0521049337.
  3. "Postcode Headcounts and Household Estimates - 2011 Census". Office for National Statistics. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. Google (3 March 2020). "Duckhole" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. "House prices in Lower Morton, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1LD". Zoopla. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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