Avening Valley

The Avening Valley is located in the South Cotswolds in England, running roughly east from Nailsworth.

During the 17th century the cloth industry developed in the Avening Valley, with mills powered by the Avening Stream. One of the larger cloth mills was named the Holcombe Mill (an old "gig" mill), which was adapted in 1879 for manufacture of bedding.

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Coordinates: 51°40′52″N 2°10′29″W / 51.68111°N 2.17472°W / 51.68111; -2.17472

Avening

Avening is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles north of Tetbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,094, decreasing to 1,031 at the 2011 census. The village has two pubs. Nearby is Gatcombe Park, the home of the Princess Royal.

History

During the Second World War, Avening lay on GHQ Line. Extensive anti-tank ditches were constructed to the south and southeast, and were overlooked by a number of pillboxes. The defences were constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches from Avening in the west to Long Newnton in the south east. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,930.

Famous residents