Duckhole

Duckhole
Duckhole Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	ST6421992532
Unitary authority	South Gloucestershire
Ceremonial county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS35
Dialling code	01454
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Thornbury and Yate
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 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]}

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. "Duckhole" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 3 March 2020.
5. "House prices in Lower Morton, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1LD". Zoopla. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

External links

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