Ampney St Mary
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| Ampney St Mary | |
| Gloucestershire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP0802 |
| Location: | 51°42’36"N, 1°52’48"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 218 |
| Post town: | Cirencester |
| Postcode: | GL7 |
| Local Government | |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
The Cotswolds |
Ampney St Mary is a small village and parish in the Cotswolds, part of the Crowthorne and Minety hundred of Gloucestershire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 54, increasing to 218 at the 2011 census.[1]
Ampney was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2]
The Ampney Brook flows near the village, which is near to Ampney Crucis and Ampney St Peter, and is about four miles east of Cirencester. The village takes its name from the brook and the local church. The village is also locally known as "Ashbrook".
The village has an ancient public house, The Red Lion - one of the few public houses left without a bar counter.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120000&c=GL7+5SL&d=16&e=62&g=6426872&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1426956627010&enc=1. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Professor J.J.N.Palmer. "Open Doomsday: Ampney [St Mary"]. Anna Powell-Smith. http://opendomesday.org/place/SP0802/ampney-st-mary/. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ampney St Mary) |
- Ampney [St Mary] in the Domesday Book
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