Jump to content

Pauntley

Coordinates: 51°57′36″N 2°25′11″W / 51.9599°N 2.4196°W / 51.9599; -2.4196
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pauntley
Church of St John the Evangelist
Pauntley is located in Gloucestershire
Pauntley
Pauntley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population304 (2019)[1]
Civil parish
  • Pauntley
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewent
Postcode districtGL19
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°57′36″N 2°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

[edit]

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

History

[edit]

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

Notable people

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "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.
[edit]

Media related to Pauntley at Wikimedia Commons