| Country: | England |
| Region: | South West England |
| Shire District: | Tewkesbury |
| Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
| Population: | 419 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
| Postcode Area: | GL |
| Postcode District: | GL2 |
| Post Town: | GLOUCESTER |
| Constituency Westminster: | Tewkesbury |
| Coordinates: | 51.9019°N -2.2053°W |
| Static Image: | St Mary Corpus Christi Down Hatherley.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The Church of St Mary and Corpus Christi |
Down Hatherley is a civil parish and village in the Tewkesbury Borough, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It has approximately 165 houses and a population of 450, reducing to 419 at the 2011 census.[1] The village is situated approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Gloucester city centre.
The village was recorded (combined with Up Hatherley) as Hegberleo in 1022.[2] It was listed as Athelai in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] [4] In 1273 it was known as Dunheytherleye and in 1221, Hupheberleg. The name derived from the Old English hagu-thorn + lēah meaning "hawthorn clearing". the distinguishing affixes "Up" and "Down" derived from the Old English upp meaning "higher upstream" and dūne meaning "lower downstream". Up Hatherley is a separate parish three miles upstream on the Hatherley Brook. Historic buildings include St Mary's Church (15th-century tower, otherwise rebuilt 1860) and Hatherley Court (or House) (17th century), now a hotel.
Jemmy Wood, The Gloucester Miser, was a former owner of Hatherley House and estate.[5]