Avening

Avening
Avening is located in Gloucestershire
Avening
Avening
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,031 (2011 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTetbury
Postcode districtGL8
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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51°41′N 2°10′W / 51.683°N 2.167°W / 51.683; -2.167

Avening (/ˈvnɪŋ/[1]) 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.

  1. ^ The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society, ed. by Victor Watts (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. Avening.