Deerhurst
Sign in to saveDeerhurst is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, about southwest of Tewkesbury. The village is on the east bank of the River Severn. The parish includes the village of Apperley and the hamlet of Deerhurst Walton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 906, the majority of whom live in Apperley.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Deerhurst
- UK place.static_image_name
- Deerhurst Church and Priory Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1732942.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary's Church and Priory Farmhouse
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO869295
- UK place.population
- 906
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census) (parish, including Apperley and Deerhurst Walton)
- UK place.shire_district
- Tewkesbury
- UK place.shire_county
- Gloucestershire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Tewkesbury
- UK place.post_town
- Gloucester
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Tewkesbury
- Population
- +906
- Body of water
- River Severn
- Official website
- www.apperley-deerhurst.co.uk
- Image
- Deerhurst Church and Priory Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1732942.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Priory and parish church
- Odda's Chapel and Abbot's Court
- Deerhurst Manor
- School
- Legend
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Deerhurst is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, about southwest of Tewkesbury. The village is on the east bank of the River Severn. The parish includes the village of Apperley and the hamlet of Deerhurst Walton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 906, the majority of whom live in Apperley.
The place-name is derived from Old English and means "deer-wood". It was spelt Deorhyrst in AD 804, Dorhirst in about 1050 and Derherste in the Domesday Book in 1086.