Sudeley

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Sudeley
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Sudeley
Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish
  • Sudeley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Winchcombe
Postcode district GL54
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
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UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°55′29″N1°59′09″W / 51.9248°N 1.9859°W / 51.9248; -1.9859

Sudeley is a civil parish in the district of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. [1] The parish includes the village of Charlton Abbots.

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History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from the parishes of Charlton Abbots and Sudeley Manor and part of Sevenhampton. [2] The name "Sudeley" means 'South wood/clearing' or perhaps, 'shed wood/clearing'. [3] Sudeley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sudlege. [4]

Places of interest

The parish is home to Sudeley Castle, a Grade I listed building. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gloucestershire Parish Map" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes Sudeley CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sudeley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sudeley Castle". Historic England . Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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