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.[1] 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.[2] The family also held Boxwell, Chipping Sodbury and other places in Gloucestershire.[3]

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.[4] Between 1935 and 1971, as part of Hawkesbury parish, Hillesley and Tresham formed part of Sodbury Rural Districtin Gloucestershire.[5]

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  1. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ Hawesbury Local History Society Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Inquistions and Assessments relating to feudal Aids, Gloucestershire, Great Britain Public Record Office, 1900
  4. ^ The Avon and Gloucestershire (County Boundaries) Order 1991
  5. ^ "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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