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Also known as Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire

Pucklechurch is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The parish also incorporates the hamlet of Shortwood to the west of Pucklechurch village, and Parkfield to the north-west, with a total population of 3,209 at the 2021 census data. The village dates back over a thousand years and was once the site of a royal hunting lodge, as it adjoined a large forest.

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Place details

Locality
Pucklechurch
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
2,364
Timezone
Europe/London

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Pucklechurch
UK place.population
3,209
UK place.population_ref
(2021 census)
UK place.civil_parish
Pucklechurch
UK place.unitary_england
South Gloucestershire
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Gloucestershire
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Thornbury and Yate
UK place.post_town
Bristol
UK place.postcode_district
BS16
UK place.postcode_area
BS
UK place.dial_code
0117
UK place.os_grid_reference
ST698765
UK place.static_image_name
ChurchatPucklechurch.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St Thomas à Becket Church, grade I listed parish church
UK place.mapframe
yes
UK place.mapframe zoom
12

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Population
2904
Area
9.075
Elevation
110
Shares border with
Westerleigh
Image
ChurchatPucklechurch.jpg
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Commons category
Pucklechurch
postal code
BS16
OS grid reference
ST698765
P12749
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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Murder of King Edmund AD 946
  • Domesday Book
  • Ownership and construction of the existing church
  • Farmed to Denys family
  • Coal mining
  • Shortwood brickworks
  • War memorial, World War II and RAF Pucklechurch
  • Prison
  • Governance
  • Amenities
  • Recreation Ground
  • Education
  • Landmarks
  • Transport
  • Bus
  • Roads and rail
  • Active travel
  • Demography
  • Twinning association
  • Localities
  • Shortwood
  • Parkfield
  • Location grid
  • References
  • External links

Pucklechurch is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The parish also incorporates the hamlet of Shortwood to the west of Pucklechurch village, and Parkfield to the north-west, with a total population of 3,209 at the 2021 census data. The village dates back over a thousand years and was once the site of a royal hunting lodge, as it adjoined a large forest.

A Royal Air Force station called RAF Pucklechurch existed until 1959, when the site was transferred to HM Prison Service.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pucklechurch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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