Tresham is a village in
Gloucestershire, England. It was transferred back from the county of
Avon
Avon may refer to:
* River Avon (disambiguation), several rivers
Organisations
*Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England
*Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following ...
in 1991, having been in Gloucestershire before 1972. It is now in
Stroud District
Stroud District is a district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. The district covers many outlying towns and villages. The towns forming the district are Dursley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Painswick, Stonehouse, ...
, and forms part of the civil parish of
Hillesley and Tresham
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 ...
. It is on the
Monarch's Way and near the
Cotswold Way ().
According to
Pevsner, Tresham Church dates from about 1855.
Burden Court Farm was originally the home of Charles II's Lord Chief Justice
Sir Matthew Hale (1609–76). It was later the home of
Lord (Jack) and
Lady (Frances) Donaldson.
External links
Villages in Gloucestershire
Stroud District
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