Haresfield

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Haresfield
Haresfield church (geograph 3357559).jpg
St Peter's Church, Haresfield
Haresfield is located in Gloucestershire
Haresfield
Haresfield
Location within Gloucestershire
Population378 (2011 Census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStonehouse
Postcode districtGL10
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°47′24″N 2°16′16″W / 51.790°N 2.271°W / 51.790; -2.271

Haresfield is a village near Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England around one mile from Junction 12 of the M5 motorway and between the villages of Brookthorpe, Harescombe and Hardwicke. The population of the village taken at the 2011 census was 378.[1]

Haresfield today is a largely residential village with a pub, The Beacon Inn. The church, which is dedicated to St Peter,[2] is apart from the village itself and accessed by a public right of way on a private drive. The village was formerly served on the Bristol and Gloucester Railway by Haresfield railway station.

References[]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ St Peter, Haresfield - Gloucester

Coordinates: 51°47′24″N 2°16′16″W / 51.790°N 2.271°W / 51.790; -2.271


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