Naunton

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title: "Naunton" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-gloucestershire", "cotswold-district"] description: "Village in Gloucestershire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-gloucestershire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naunton" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Gloucestershire, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
region	South West England
shire_county	Gloucestershire
coordinates
population	352
population_ref	(2011 Census)
postcode_district	GL54
postcode_area	GL
post_town	Cheltenham
static_image_name	HouseInNaunton(PhilipHalling)May2006.jpg
shire_district	Cotswold
constituency_westminster	North Cotswolds
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|country = England |region = South West England |shire_county = Gloucestershire |coordinates = |population = 352 |population_ref = (2011 Census) |postcode_district = GL54 |postcode_area = GL |post_town = Cheltenham |static_image_name = HouseInNaunton(PhilipHalling)May2006.jpg |shire_district = Cotswold |constituency_westminster = North Cotswolds

Naunton is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the River Windrush in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold is about 6 miles to the east.

Community

The population of Naunton in 2000 was 371, which fell to 352 at the 2011 census.

Once a farming community with the usual supporting trades, by the turn of the second millennium it had moved towards being a dormitory village. It has had no shops since 1999. Despite rising property prices, community activity remains and local associations include clubs for music, cricket, golf and tennis. The village has a parish council. The village hall was refurbished in 2017–2018 aided by a twenty-year government loan of £100,000.

There are single public bus services on Tuesdays to Andoversford and Fridays to Stow-on-the-Wold. The nearest railway station is at Moreton-in-Marsh (10 miles, 16 km away), providing several trains daily to London Paddington, Great Malvern, Hereford, Worcester and Oxford.

Heritage

Naunton is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Niwetone. There has probably been a settlement there for at least 2000 years.

The present church, dedicated to St Andrew, dates largely from the 15th century. The Renaissance playwright and poet Ulpian Fulwell was Rector of Naunton from about 1570 until his death in about 1586. Another Rector, from 1660, was the prolific author and translator Clement Barksdale (1609–1687), who held the parish in plurality with Stow-on-the-Wold.

Naunton has a famous dovecote erected in 1660.

The 1998 Grand National winner, Earth Summit was prepared for the race in the village.

References

References

1. "Location of North Cotswolds". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
2. Hanks, David. (2004). "Naunton 2000". David Hanks.
3. "Parish population 2011".
4. Parish Council site [http://www.nauntonpc.org/local-information2.html Retrieved 6 April 2018.]
5. "Naunton Parish Council".
6. Parish Council site [http://www.nauntonpc.org/village-hall-refurbishment2.html Retrieved 6 April 2018.]
7. [https://bustimes.org/localities/naunton-gloucs Bus times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.]
8. Moreton rail services [http://www.carlberry.co.uk/rfnlistr.asp?L1=MOR0011&OP=T Retrieved 6 April 2018.]
9. Cotswold planning trip site [https://www.cotswolds.com/plan-your-trip/towns-and-villages/naunton-p1794773 Retrieved 6 April 2018.]
10. [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/naunton-st-andrew/ St Andrew, Naunton – a church near you]
11. Kathman, David. "Fulwell, Ulpian".
12. (21 October 2004). "Horsy start for Cheltenham antiques fair". Sunday Times.

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