Bulley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Churcham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, almost 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Gloucester and about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Churcham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 134.[1]
| Bulley | |
|---|---|
 St Michael and All Angels parish church | |
  Bulley Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO761196 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode district | GL2 |
| Dialling code | 01452 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Parish church
editThe Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels has been a dependent chapelry of St Andrew's parish church, Churcham since at least AD 1100.[2] Both St Andrew's and St Michael's are now members of the Forest Edge group of churches.[3]
St Michael's building is Norman.[4] A Perpendicular Gothic window on the south side of the nave is a fifteenth-century addition.[5] In 1886 the building was restored under the direction of the architect Sidney Gambier-Parry.[4] The church is a Grade I listed building.[5]
Secular history
editBulley has had a long association with Churcham. When a parish school was founded for Churcham and Bulley in 1856 it was built at Bulley.[6] Under the Local Government Act 1894 Bulley was made a separate civil parish, but on 1 April 1935 it was merged with Churcham.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics Bulley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Elrington et al. 1972, pp. 25–28.
- ^ "St Michael and All Angels Church". Our Churches. Forest Edge group of churches. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ a b Verey 1970, p. 117.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1078688)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Elrington et al. 1972, p. 28.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Bulley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Elrington et al. 1972, pp. 11–17.
Sources
edit- Elrington, C. R.; Herbert, N.M.; Pugh, R. B. (eds.); Morgan, Kathleen; Smith, Brian S. (1972). A History of the County of Gloucester, Volume 10: Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds. Victoria County History. pp. 11–29.
{{cite book}}:|first3=has generic name (help) - Verey, David (1970). Gloucestershire: The Vale and the Forest of Dean. The Buildings of England. Vol. 2. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 117–118.
