Uley
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Not to be confused with Ulley.
Uley /ˈjuːli/ is a village and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England.[2] The parish includes the hamlets of Elcombe and Shadwell and Bencombe, all to the south of the village of Uley, and the hamlet of Crawley to the north. The village is situated in a wooded valley in the Cotswold escarpment, on the B4066 road between Dursley and Stroud.
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Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 1,151 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST790984 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dursley |
Postcode district | GL11 |
Dialling code | 01453 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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In 2011 the population of the civil parish was 1,151, but was much greater during the early years of the industrial revolution, when the village was renowned for producing blue cloth. The placename (recorded as Euuelege in the Domesday Book) probably signifies 'clearing in a yew wood'.