Pucklechurch

Pucklechurch
St Thomas à Becket Church, Grade I listed C of E parish church
Pucklechurch is located in Gloucestershire
Pucklechurch
Pucklechurch
Location within Gloucestershire
Population3,207 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceST698765
Civil parish
  • Pucklechurch
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS16
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°29′13″N 2°26′07″W / 51.4870°N 2.4353°W / 51.4870; -2.4353

Pucklechurch is a civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, the main settlement of which is the large village of Pucklechurch. The parish also incorporates the hamlet of Shortwood to the west of Pucklechurch village, and Parkfield to the north-west. It has a current population of just over 3200 based on 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.

  1. ^ "Pucklechurch". City population. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.