Duckhole Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Duckhole
Coordinates:51.63°N -2.517°W
Os Grid Reference:ST6421992532
Unitary England:South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy England:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:Thornbury and Yate
Post Town:BRISTOL
Postcode District:BS35
Postcode Area:BS
Dial Code:01454

Duckhole is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire in the west of England.[1] Historically it was located in the hundred of Lower Thornbury in the county of Gloucestershire and the name dates back at least as far as 1658, when it appeared in a parliamentary survey.[2]

At the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census Duckhole consisted of just thirteen households with a total population of thirty-five.[3] The hamlet lies in a rural setting a short distance to the west of Lower Morton, near the town of Thornbury and consists mainly of farmland and also a small number of cottages.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Catalogue description Thornbury: land adjoining Oldbury Lane and land between Duckhole and Gossyard Court [216]]. 1960–1975. en.
  2. Book: The Place-Names of Gloucestershire – Part Three: The Lower Severn Valley and The Forest of Dean . Smith . A.H. . The Cambridge University Press . London . 1964 . 978-0521049337.
  3. Web site: Postcode Headcounts and Household Estimates - 2011 Census . . 25 September 2013 . 2 March 2020.
  4. Web site: House prices in Lower Morton, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1LD . Zoopla . 3 March 2020.