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   Avening (/ ˈeɪvnɪŋ / [1]) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles (5 km) north of Tetbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,094, decreasing to 1,031 at the 2011 census. Nearby is Gatcombe Park, the home of the Princess Royal. The greatest thing in avening is ...

2. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › glosAvening: Introduction - British History Online

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   1 day ago · Avening House, a two-storey house with attics built by Robert George before 1803, was enlarged after its sale by the George family to Edmund Kimber in 1870 by the addition of two-storey equivalent north and south wings and a Doric porch to the designs of William Clissold.

3. www.avening-pc.gov.uk › history homehistory home - Avening

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   The Medieval Village of Avening has a rich and varied past - it grew around the Norman Church of the Holy Rood (or Holy Cross), which was built on the site of an earlier Saxon Church. It is said...

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4. www.whitakerseager.co.uk › avening-a-flourishingAvening: a flourishing village with royal connections

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   Avening village hall was designed by renowned architect Thomas Falconer, a member of the esteemed Cotswolds Arts and Crafts Movement. The village expanded over the years with the development of the cloth mills right up until the 19 th century.

5. www.townandvillageguide.com › AveningAvening in Gloucestershire - Town And Village Guide

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   Avening is a small village located in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is situated on the A46 road, which connects Bath and Cheltenham. Avening is known for its picturesque countryside, historic buildings, and friendly community.

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   The Holy Cross Church legend tells us that it was built as a penance by Queen Matilda following a turbulent romance with a certain Britric, an emissary to Flanders. His rejection of her ended in...

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   How did Avening get its name?

   • Avening is also the name of a rural community immediately south of Creemore, Ontario, Canada, on the Mad River. One of its pioneers was Frederick Thornbury, who built a flour mill and a sawmill in the Ontario community in 1860, and named the settlement "after his native place in England".

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   Where is Avening?

   • Avening is a small village located in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is situated on the A46 road, which connects Bath and Cheltenham. Avening is known for its picturesque countryside, historic buildings, and friendly community.

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   What is Avening known for?

   • The village is situated on the A46 road, which connects Bath and Cheltenham. Avening is known for its picturesque countryside, historic buildings, and friendly community. The village has a population of around 1,000 people and is surrounded by rolling hills and farmland.

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   Why is Avening a medieval village?

   • The Medieval Village of Avening has a rich and varied past - it grew around the Norman Church of the Holy Rood (or Holy Cross), which was built on the site of an earlier Saxon Church. It is said to have been built in 1080, being the only church ever to be built by a Queen of England. During the Second World War, Avening lay on GHQ Line.

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   Why is Avening called Avon?

   • Throughout the 20th century, scholars agreed that the stream running through Avening must, like a number of other rivers in Britain, have been called "Avon", and that this word was combined with the Old English suffix -ingas ("people, tribe"). Thus the name Æfeningas was thought to have meant "people of the Avon".

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   Why was Avening built?

   • 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.

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8. www.stroudlocalhistorysociety.org.uk › aveningAvening - Stroud Local History Society

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   Monument to Henry Bridges (died 1615) – a pirate smuggler and highwayman.