Epney is a small village on the

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. It is South-West of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

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 within the parish of

Longney Longney is a village on the River Severn 5 miles south-west of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, within the parish of Longney and Epney. The parish is long and narrow and the main trades are agricultural, with several farms throughout. Longn ...

and Epney. It is between Longney and Upper Framilode. The village has a pub called The Anchor Inn. The population of the Longney and Epney parish is 285 (2011). The hamlet of Epney was first inhabited by the late 13th century, Originally part of the

Moreton Valence Moreton Valence is a village and civil parish south-west of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. The village is on the A38, just east from the river Severn. The estimated population of the civil parish in 2016 was 165. The Gloucester and Shar ...

Parish and has been part of the Framilode ecclesiastical parish since 1855. Since 1974 Epney has been part of the civil parish of Longney and Epney. The small house known as Doris' Cottage dates from the 15th century and is designated as a Grade II*

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