Bulley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Churcham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, almost 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Gloucester and about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Churcham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 134.[1]

Bulley
St Michael and All Angels parish church
Bulley is located in Gloucestershire
Bulley
Bulley
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO761196
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGloucester
Postcode districtGL2
Dialling code01452
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°52′33″N 2°20′51″W / 51.8758°N 2.3476°W / 51.8758; -2.3476

Parish church

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The Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels has been a dependent chapelry of St Andrew's parish church, Churcham since at least AD 1100.[2] Both St Andrew's and St Michael's are now members of the Forest Edge group of churches.[3]

St Michael's building is Norman.[4] A Perpendicular Gothic window on the south side of the nave is a fifteenth-century addition.[5] In 1886 the building was restored under the direction of the architect Sidney Gambier-Parry.[4] The church is a Grade I listed building.[5]

Secular history

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Bulley has had a long association with Churcham. When a parish school was founded for Churcham and Bulley in 1856 it was built at Bulley.[6] Under the Local Government Act 1894 Bulley was made a separate civil parish, but on 1 April 1935 it was merged with Churcham.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Bulley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ Elrington et al. 1972, pp. 25–28.
  3. ^ "St Michael and All Angels Church". Our Churches. Forest Edge group of churches. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b Verey 1970, p. 117.
  5. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1078688)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ^ Elrington et al. 1972, p. 28.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Bulley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. ^ Elrington et al. 1972, pp. 11–17.

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