Hill, Gloucestershire
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_St_Michael%27s_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_67873.jpg) St Michael's Church, Hill |
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 Hill (Parish)
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| Hill (Parish) shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 117 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | ST 64537 95037 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Berkeley |
| Postcode district | GL13 |
| Dialling code | 01454 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Hill is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, midway between the towns of Thornbury in South Gloucestershire and Berkeley in Gloucestershire. The parish stretches from the banks of the River Severn to an outcrop of the Cotswold escarpment. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 114. Hill is approximately 5 miles from the M5 motorway which links to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Bristol.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hill like this:
In the Domesday Book, Hill is recorded as Hilla, then later between the years of 1250 to 1455 is referred to frequently as Hulla. It was not until after 1773 until it was more commonly known as Hill.
Census data dating back to 1831 shows that the principal industry in Hill has been agriculture, accounting for approximately 75 percent of the workforce in 1831.
One product still currently farmed in Hill is rapeseed which is commonly grown for the oil-rich seeds used in the production of vegetable oil. The continuing existence of four working farms in Hill today indicates that agriculture is still of importance to the local economy. Historically the second largest category of employment has been as labourers this proportion however decreased throughout the end of the twentieth century to make way for an increase in professional employment. The employment in agriculture historically was male-dominated, census data from 1881 indicates that 80 percent of the employed women in Hill were employed in domestic service. According to the 2011 Census the largest proportions of employment in Hill was in the areas of manufacturing, education and retail.
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