Pauntley
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.9599|-2.4196|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Pauntley
| static_image_name = Church of St John the Evangelist, Pauntley - geograph.org.uk - 850760.jpg
| static_image_caption = Church of St John the Evangelist
| population = 304
| civil_parish = Pauntley
| shire_county = Gloucestershire
| region = South West England
| post_town = Newent
| postcode_district = GL19
| postcode_area = GL
}}
Pauntley is a village and civil parish in the district of Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.{{cite web |title=GENUKI: Pauntley, Gloucestershire |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Pauntley |website=GENUKI |access-date=29 September 2021}} In 2019 it had a population of 304.
School
Pauntley Church of England Primary School is located at the top of Poolhill.
History
The name "Pauntley" means 'Valley wood/clearing'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Pauntley|title=Pauntley Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=29 September 2021}} Pauntley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Pantelie.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire2.html#pauntley|title=Gloucestershire G-P|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|access-date=29 September 2021}}
Notable people
- Dick Whittington ({{circa}} 1354–1423), also known as Richard Whittington and who later became Lord Mayor of the City of London, was born in Pauntley, now part of the Forest of Dean district.{{Cite web|title = Dick Whittington: the true story|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/06/16/about_dick_whittington_feature.shtml|access-date = 7 September 2015|language = en}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Pauntley}}
- [https://pauntley.org.uk/ Local government web site]
Category:Villages in Gloucestershire
Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
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