Sudeley is a civil parish in the district of

Tewkesbury Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Riv ...

, in the county 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. The parish includes the village of

Charlton Abbots Charlton Abbots is a village and former civil parish east of Gloucester, now in the parish of Sudeley, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 71. History The name "Charlto ...

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from the parishes of Charlton Abbots and

Sudeley Manor Sudeley is a civil parish in the district of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish includes the village of Charlton Abbots. History The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from the parishes of Charlton Abbots and Sud ...

and part of Sevenhampton. The name "Sudeley" means 'South wood/clearing' or perhaps, 'shed wood/clearing'. Sudeley 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 ''Sudlege''.

Places of interest

The parish is home to

Sudeley Castle Sudeley Castle is a Grade I listed castle in the parish of Sudeley, in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The castle has 10 notable gardens covering some 15 acres within a 1,200-acre estate ...

Grade I listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

listed building.

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Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Borough of Tewkesbury {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub