Duntisbourne Leer is a hamlet 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 ...

, and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an

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. It is approximately southeast 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 ...

and approximately northwest 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 village was recorded as Duntesborne: Lyre Abbey in the

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, the name coming from the Old English for "stream of a man called Dunt" and the fact the hamlet belonged to the Abbey of Lyre in Normandy. Nutbeam Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building, dating in part from the 15th century, and part of the former monastic estate. Duntisbourne Leer sits in 'The Duntisbournes' parish, a string of four pretty villages along the valley of the Dunt Stream.

Duntisbourne Abbots Duntisbourne Abbots is a village and civil parish located in the English county of Gloucestershire. Duntisbourne Abbots forms part of the Cotswold District. The Five Mile House is a 17th-century Grade II listed public house at Old Gloucester ...

is the largest village, south of which is Duntisbourne Leer, followed by Middle Duntisbourne and

Duntisbourne Rouse Duntisbourne Rouse is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 70. History Toponymy The vill ...

. At Duntisbourne Leer, Dunt Stream is shallow and crosses the road, creating a

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. The Dunt Stream flows into the

River Churn The River Churn is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises at Seven Springs in Gloucestershire and flows south for approximately to meet the Thames at Cricklade in Wiltshire. Its length from its source to the confluence wi ...

near Cirencester, a tributary of the

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Villages in Gloucestershire Cotswold District {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub