Awre

Not to be confused with AWRE.
Awre

Awre war memorial
Awre
 Awre shown within Gloucestershire
Population 1,714 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO7008
Civil parishAwre
DistrictForest of Dean
Shire countyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Blakeney
Postcode district GL15
Dialling code 01594
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentForest of Dean
WebsiteAwre Parish Council home page
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°46′N 2°26′W / 51.77°N 2.43°W / 51.77; -2.43

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

  1. "Parish & electoral ward 2011.Retrieved 26 March 2015".
  2. Mike Oakley (2003). Gloucestershire Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. pp. 16–17. ISBN 1-904349-24-2.

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