Driffield, Gloucestershire

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Driffield
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Driffield
Location within Gloucestershire
Area7.644 km2 (2.951 sq mi)
Population173 (2021 census)
  Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Driffield
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Cirencester
Postcode district GL7
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°41′46″N1°53′42″W / 51.696°N 1.895°W / 51.696; -1.895

Driffield is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 3+12 miles (5.6 km) east-south-east of Cirencester. [1] [2] The parish includes the village of Harnhill. In 2021 the parish had a population of 173. [3]

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History

The name "Driffield" means 'Dirty open land' or possibly, 'stubbly open land'. [4] Driffield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Drifelle. [5] [6] On 1 April 1935 the parish of Harnhill was abolished and merged with Driffield. [7]

References

  1. "History of Driffield, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description".
  2. http://www.geonames.org/7300570/driffield.html [ bare URL ]
  3. "Driffield". City Population De. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. "Driffield Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. "Gloucestershire A-F". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. Rudge, Thomas (1803). The history of the County of Gloucester; compressed and brought down to the year 1803. Harris. p.  231.
  7. "Relationships and changes Driffield CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 December 2022.