Moreton Valence Explained

Moreton Valence is a village and civil parish south-west of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. The village is on the A38, just east from the river Severn. The estimated population of the civil parish in 2016 was 165.[1]

The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal runs through the parish, with Parkend Canal bridge and Grade II listed Parkend Bridge House at the centre of the village.[2] [3] The village church, St Stephen's, is Grade I listed.[4] There are other Grade II listed buildings within the village including Barracks Farmhouse, Mansfield House and Oakey Farmhouse.[5] Most of the houses in Moreton Valence are built using Cotswold limestone.[6]

RAF Moreton Valence was opened here in November 1939 and closed in July 1962. The airfield was to the east of the village between the A38 and B4008. During the Second World War the Gloster Aircraft Company was based here with RAF ancillary buildings including a storage depot between 1944 and 1947, and a military camp.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Insight profile for ‘Moreton Valence CP’ area. . Gloucestershire Parish Profiles . Gloucestershire County Council . 18 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Gloucester & Sharpness Canal Bridges. Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821110045/http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/canal/canal.htm. 21 August 2016. live.
  3. Web site: Parkend Bridge House. British Listed Buildings. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810111759/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-132481-parkend-bridge-house-moreton-valence-glo#.V6dLXjW1fuc. 10 August 2016. live.
  4. Web site: St Stephen Church. British Listed Buildings. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810103441/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-132484-church-of-st-stephen-moreton-valence-glo#.V6dGeDW1fuc. 10 August 2016. live.
  5. Web site: Grade II listed buildings. British Listed Buildings. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810103326/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/gloucestershire/moreton+valence#.V6dHMzW1fuf. 10 August 2016. live.
  6. Web site: House on the A38 at Moreton Valence. Geograph. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819005543/http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/319439. 19 August 2016. live.
  7. Web site: RAF Moreton Valence. Control Towers. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20060924235408/http://www.controltowers.co.uk/M/Moreton_Valence.htm. 24 September 2006. live.
  8. Web site: Moreton Valence airfield history. Pastscape. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820115243/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1406485&sort=4&search=all&criteria=hangar&rational=q&recordsperpage=10&p=9&move=p&nor=311&recfc=0. 20 August 2016. live.
  9. Web site: Morton Valence Airfield Units. Airfields of Britain. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704095724/http://abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/moreton-valence-haresfield/. 4 July 2016. live.
  10. Web site: MONUMENT NO. 1583034. Pastscape. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820113351/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1583034&sort=4&search=all&criteria=hangar&rational=q&recordsperpage=10&p=9&move=p&nor=311&recfc=0. 20 August 2016. live.
  11. Web site: MONUMENT NO. 1583710. Pastscape. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820121015/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1583710&sort=4&search=all&criteria=hangar&rational=q&recordsperpage=10&p=9&move=p&nor=311&recfc=0. 20 August 2016. live.

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