Acton Turville

Acton Turville
St Mary's Church, Acton Turville
Acton Turville is located in Gloucestershire
Acton Turville
Acton Turville
Location within Gloucestershire
Population370 [1]
OS grid referenceST8084480865
Civil parish
  • Acton Turville
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBadminton
Postcode districtGL9
Dialling code01454
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°31′34″N 2°16′34″W / 51.526°N 2.276°W / 51.526; -2.276

Acton Turville is a parish in the Cotswold Edge ward within South Gloucestershire, England. It lies 17 miles (27 km) east-northeast of Bristol. The M4 is south of the parish. Acton Turville consists of a cluster of households across 1,009 acres, with a total population of 370 people.[2] Acton Turville is also listed as "Achetone" in the Domesday Book.[3]

According to John Marius in 1870, From the imperial gazetteer of England and Wales - Acton Turville is: "a parish in Chipping Sodbury district, Gloucester; near the Fosse way and under the Cotswold Hills. It lies 5.5 miles east of Chipping Sodbury, and 7.5 miles east of Yate railway station".[4]

Ordnance Survey of the Parish of Acton Turville located in Gloucestershire.
  1. ^ 2011 UK census
  2. ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Acton Turville in South Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
  3. ^ "The Domesday Book Online- Gloucestershire". The Domesday Book Online. Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Acton Turville: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 5 March 2015.