Awre
Not to be confused with AWRE.
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| Population | 1,714 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SO7008 |
| Civil parish | Awre |
| District | Forest of Dean |
| Shire county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Blakeney |
| Postcode district | GL15 |
| Dialling code | 01594 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Forest of Dean |
| Website | Awre Parish Council home page |
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Coordinates: 51°46′N 2°26′W / 51.77°N 2.43°W
Awre is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,644, increasing to 1,714 at the 2011 census. The electoral ward gives similar figures[1] The parish and electoral ward include Awre and the larger village of Blakeney, and also Etloe, Gatcombe, Two Bridges and Viney Hill.
Between 1851 and 1959 the village was served by Awre for Blakeney railway station.[2]
References
- ↑ "Parish & electoral ward 2011.Retrieved 26 March 2015".
- ↑ Mike Oakley (2003). Gloucestershire Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-904349-24-2.
External links
Media related to Awre at Wikimedia Commons- Awre Parish Council
- Awre at Forest Web
- Awre in the Domesday Book
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