Pauntley

Pauntley
Church of St John the Evangelist
Pauntley Location within Gloucestershire
Population	304 (2019) [1]
Civil parish	Pauntley
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newent
Postcode district	GL19
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°57′36″N2°25′11″W / 51.9599°N 2.4196°W / 51.9599; -2.4196

Pauntley is a village and civil parish in the district of Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. ^[2] In 2019 it had a population of 304. ^[1]

School

Pauntley Church of England Primary School is located at the top of Poolhill.

History

The name "Pauntley" means 'Valley wood/clearing'. ^[3] Pauntley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Pantelie. ^[4]

Notable people

• Dick Whittington (c. 1354–1423), also known as Richard Whittington and who later became Lord Mayor of the City of London, was born in Pauntley, now part of the Forest of Dean district. ^[5]

References

1. "Pauntley (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
2. "GENUKI: Pauntley, Gloucestershire". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
3. "Pauntley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
4. "Gloucestershire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
5. "Dick Whittington: the true story" . Retrieved 7 September 2015.

External links

Media related to Pauntley at Wikimedia Commons

• Local government web site