Hillesley and Tresham is a civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It had a population of 591 according to the 2001 census, decreasing to 391 at the 2011 census. The parish contains the villages of Hillesley and Tresham. The Lyvett (Levett) family, an Anglo-Norman family prominent in Sussex, were lords of the manor of Hillesley in 12th and 13th centuries. The family also held Boxwell, Chipping Sodbury and other places in Gloucestershire.
The parish was formed in 1991 from part of the Hawkesbury parish in the Northavon district of Avon, which was transferred to Stroud District in Gloucestershire at the time. Between 1935 and 1971, as part of Hawkesbury parish, Hillesley and Tresham formed part of Sodbury Rural Districtin Gloucestershire.
References
- "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- Hawesbury Local History Society Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Inquistions and Assessments relating to feudal Aids, Gloucestershire, Great Britain Public Record Office, 1900
- The Avon and Gloucestershire (County Boundaries) Order 1991
- "View map: Ordnance Survey, Diagram of Gloucestershire showing Administrative Boundaries - Administrative Areas revised: 11/11/1... - Half-Inch to the mile, England, Wales. Administrative". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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