Driffield,_Gloucestershire

Driffield, Gloucestershire

Driffield, Gloucestershire

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Driffield is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 3+1⁄2 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]

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History

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

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


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