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Tirley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population428 (2011 census)
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Gloucester
Postcode district GL19
Dialling code 01452
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51°57′N2°14′W / 51.95°N 02.24°W / 51.95; -02.24

Tirley is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is located in the Borough of Tewkesbury district, 4 mi (6 km) south-west of Tewkesbury town and 6 mi (10 km) north of Gloucester. The village is situated on a low limestone ridge just above the flood plain of the River Severn. [1] It is on the B4213 road, half a mile west of Haw Bridge, a crossing point on the Severn since the 13th century. [1]

The parish population at the 2011 census was 428. [2]

It has a parish church dedicated to St Michael and All Angels. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Elrington, C.R. "Tirley". A History of the County of Gloucester: volume 8. Victoria County History. pp. 95–105. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. "St Michael and All Angels, Tirley". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 11 November 2012.