Harnhill

{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}}

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| civil_parish = Driffield

| country= England

| region= South West England

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| shire_district= Cotswold

| shire_county= Gloucestershire

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Harnhill is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Driffield, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} miles from the town of Cirencester. In 1931 the parish had a population of 74.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10378280/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Harnhill AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 December 2022}} Harnhill has a church called St Michaels Church which is grade II* listed,{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1153265|title=Church of St Michael|publisher=National Heritage List for England|accessdate=24 December 2022}} the Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing is north of the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.harnhillcentre.org.uk/|title=Home|publisher=Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing|accessdate=24 December 2022}}

History

The name origin of "Harnhill" is uncertain and may mean 'Grey hill' or perhaps, 'hares' hill'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Harnhill|title=Harnhill Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=24 December 2022}} Harnhill was recorded in the Domesday Book as Harehille.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire2.html#harnhill|title=Gloucestershire G-P|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=24 December 2022}} On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Driffield.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10378280|title=Relationships and changes Harnhill AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 December 2022}}

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