Tuffley
| Tuffley | |
|---|---|
 St Barnabas's Church | |
  Tuffley Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 5,889 (2011, ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO824151 |
| • London | 113m |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode district | GL4 |
| Dialling code | 01452 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Tuffley is a suburb in the city of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England. The ward is unparished and situated near Robinswood Hill.
Origins
[edit]Tuffley is a suburb of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire. Recorded as Tuffley, Tufley, Tufly, Tuffel, Tuffill and possibly others, this suburb was once a village mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Tuffelege', which suggests a meaning of Tuffa's farm, with Tuffa being an Anglo-Saxon personal name. To this was added the suffix 'leah,' meaning a fenced enclosure or farm.[2]
In 1891 the parish had a population of 872.[3] On 9 November 1900 the parish was abolished and became part of Gloucester, Whaddon and Quedgeley.[4]
In 1900, Lower Tuffley was moved into the parish of Quedgeley.[5]
Religion
[edit]Four local churches have a base in Tuffley: St George's (Church of England) is on Grange Road, Lower Tuffley and St Barnabas (Church of England) is on Stroud Road. The tower of St Barnabas is a local landmark. The Catholic church of the English Martyrs is on Tuffley Lane and the Grange Baptist Church (Baptist) is also on Grange Road.
Amenities and transport
[edit]There are two public houses in the Tuffley area, the Pike and Musket and the Fox and Elm. There are two libraries, a community centre, a sports centre, and a shopping centre.[citation needed]
Sport
[edit]Tuffley Rovers F.C., a football team based in the ward, were formed in 1929 and play at Glevum Park in Gloucester operating five Saturday adult sides, a veterans team and a full youth section. Their best result in the FA Cup was a 2nd qualifying round defeat in 1999–2000 to Lymington & New Milton, while they reached the 2nd round in the FA Vase in the 1994–95 season.[6]
1963 aircraft incident
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Vickers Varsity G-APAZ, of Smiths Aviation of Bishop's Cleeve, crashed on the morning of March 27 1963, and landed on top of a house on 189 Tuffley Avenue, known as 'Longmead'.[7] The aircraft narrowly missed the Ribston Hall High School, a girls grammar school, by only feet.[8]
Both pilots were killed
- 26 year old Kelston Thomas of Bristol, who was to marry 23 year old Margaret Clements of Failand on Saturday March 31 1963; he was living at Charlton Kings.
- 38 year old Russell Palmer of Up Hatherley, a former wartime bomber pilot. He was found strapped in his seat.[9] He had attended Northgate Grammar School in Ipswich, and married Daphne Durrant in September 1951,[10] with two sons.[11]
The crash was caused by the accidentally switching off the fuel to an engine.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Surname Database: Tuffley Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database.
- ↑ "Population statistics Tuffley Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Gloucester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "The Early History of Quedgeley". Quedgeley News.
- ↑ Tuffley Rovers at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ 1963 air crash
- ↑ Gloucester Citizen Wednesday 27 March 1963, page 1
- ↑ Gloucester Citizen Thursday 28 March 1963, page 1
- ↑ Felixstowe Times Saturday 22 September 1951, page 3
- ↑ Felixstowe Times Saturday 6 April 1963, page 8
- ↑ Gloucester Citizen Friday 14 February 1964, page 1
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