Ashley, Gloucestershire

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Church of St James
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Ashley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population131 (2011 Census)
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Tetbury
Postcode district GL8
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51°39′N2°6′W / 51.650°N 2.100°W / 51.650; -2.100

Ashley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about 8 miles south-west of Cirencester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 142, decreasing to 131 at the 2011 census. To the north, across the A433 road, is Trull House.

The Fosse Way forms part of the parish boundary and also the county boundary with Wiltshire. Ashley was one of several parishes which were transferred from Wiltshire to Gloucestershire in 1930.

The Church of St James was built in the Norman period and rebuilt around 1200. It is a grade II* listed building. [2]

Ashley Manor was originally built in the 15th century and expanded in the 17th. [3] [4]

51°39′N2°6′W / 51.650°N 2.100°W / 51.650; -2.100

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References

  1. "Location of South Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. "Church of St James". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Ashley Manor". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. Cooke, Robert (1957). West Country Houses. Batsford. pp. 88–90.