Driffield, Gloucestershire

Driffield is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 3+12 miles (5.6 km) east-south-east of Cirencester.[1][2] The parish includes the village of Harnhill. In 2021 the parish had a population of 173.[3]

Driffield
Driffield village pond
Driffield is located in Gloucestershire
Driffield
Driffield
Location within Gloucestershire
Area7.644 km2 (2.951 sq mi)
Population173 (2021 census)
• Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Driffield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCirencester
Postcode districtGL7
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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51°41′46″N 1°53′42″W / 51.696°N 1.895°W / 51.696; -1.895

History

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The name "Driffield" means 'Dirty open land' or possibly, 'stubbly open land'.[4] Driffield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Drifelle.[5][6] On 1 April 1935 the parish of Harnhill was abolished and merged with Driffield.[7]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10610
  2. ^ http://www.geonames.org/7300570/driffield.html [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Driffield". City Population De. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Driffield Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Gloucestershire A-F". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ Rudge, Thomas (1803). The history of the County of Gloucester; compressed and brought down to the year 1803. Harris. p. 231.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Driffield CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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