Hillesley and Tresham

Hillesley and Tresham
St Giles Church, Hillesley
Hillesley and Tresham Location within Gloucestershire
Population	391 (2011 census)
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°36′45″N2°19′10″W / 51.61250°N 2.31944°W / 51.61250; -2.31944

Hillesley and Tresham is a civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It had a population of 591 according to the 2001 census, decreasing to 391 at the 2011 census. ^[1] The parish contains the villages of Hillesley and Tresham . The Lyvett (Levett) family, an Anglo-Norman family prominent in Sussex, were lords of the manor of Hillesley in 12th and 13th centuries. ^[2] The family also held Boxwell, Chipping Sodbury and other places in Gloucestershire. ^[3]

The parish was formed in 1991 from part of the Hawkesbury parish in the Northavon district of Avon, which was transferred to Stroud District in Gloucestershire at the time. ^[4] Between 1935 and 1971, as part of Hawkesbury parish, Hillesley and Tresham formed part of Sodbury Rural District in Gloucestershire. ^[5]

References

1. "Civil parish population 2011" . Retrieved 30 March 2015.
2. Hawesbury Local History Society Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
3. Inquistions and Assessments relating to feudal Aids, Gloucestershire, Great Britain Public Record Office, 1900
4. The Avon and Gloucestershire (County Boundaries) Order 1991
5. "View map: Ordnance Survey, Diagram of Gloucestershire showing Administrative Boundaries - Administrative Areas revised: 11/11/1... - Half-Inch to the mile, England, Wales. Administrative". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

External links

• Hillesley and Tresham parish council website