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Driffield is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Cotswold The Cotswolds (, ) is a region in central-southwest England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The area is defined by the bedrock of Juras ...
district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...
, England. It is situated east-south-east of
Cirencester Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, west of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswolds. It is the home of ...
. The parish includes the village of
Harnhill Harnhill is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Driffield, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about miles from the town of Cirencester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74. Harnhil ...
. In 2021 the parish had a population of 173.


History

The name "Driffield" means 'Dirty open land' or possibly, 'stubbly open land'. Driffield was recorded in the
Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
as ''Drifelle''. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Harnhill was abolished and merged with Driffield.


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ukga.org
Villages in Gloucestershire Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Cotswold District {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub