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Avening is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles (5 km) north of Tetbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,094, decreasing to 1,031 at the 2011 census. Nearby is Gatcombe Park, the home of the Princess Royal.

Avening
Avening Location within Gloucestershire
Population	1,031 (2011 Census)
District	Cotswold
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tetbury
Postcode district	GL8
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	The Cotswolds
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°41′N 2°10′W

History

During the Second World War, Avening lay on the GHQ Line. Extensive anti-tank ditches were constructed to the south and southeast, and were overlooked by a number of pillboxes. The defences were constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.[1]

Governance

Avening has a Parish Council consisting of nine elected or co-opted members.[2]

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches from Avening in the west to Long Newnton in the south east. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,930.[3]

Religious sites

The Anglican Church of the Holy Cross was built in late 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.[4]

Famous residents

• Michael Powell (1905–1990). Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor. Buried in Holy Cross Church. The gravestone was designed by his son Columba who appeared in some of his films .
• Pamela Brown (1917–1975). Enigmatic RADA trained actor, Pamela spent her last days with Michael Powell at the cottage in Avening which they both loved. Also buried in Holy Cross Church
• Lindsey Merrison (born 1959). Anglo-burmese film director and producer has a cottage.[]
• Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham and Lady Lee lived at Old Quarries, a grade II listed building.
• The now disbanded Clogging dance group Roughshod Appalachian Cloggers and their band The Cotswold Mountain Boys originated from Avening. They were well known around the local area and in the UK folk festival circuit. They appeared on The Michael Barrymore show in 1993 .
• John Sirgood (1822–1885). Christian fundamentalist lay preacher, and founder of the Society of Dependants was born in Avening.
• Caroline Playne (1857-1948), historian and anti-war activist, was born in Avening.[5]

Related place names

Avening is also the name of a rural community immediately south of Creemore, Ontario, Canada, on the Mad River. One of its pioneers was Frederick C. Thornbury, who built a grist mill and a sawmill in the Ontario community in 1860, and named the settlement "after his native place in England".[6]

References

Notes

General references

• Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avening.

• Avening Parish Council
• Avening in the Domesday Book
• Stroud Voices (Avening filter) - oral history site

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