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South Cerney is a Gloucestershire Cotswolds village. Local information on the village of South Cerney, accommodation, South Cerney village pubs, the history of South Cerney, roads, and attractions near South Cerney.

South Cerney Village

 South Cerney South Cerney, is a Saxon village with a Charter granted in AD999. The village of South Cerney is a thriving village just a few miles from Cirencester in Gloucestershire. Surrounded by lakes created by decades of gravel extraction, South Cerney has grown into one of the largest villages in the South Cotswolds.

South Cerney, known locally as "Cerney", is an attractive village sitting astride the River Churn, has gabled cottages dating from the 16th and 17th Centuries and a church from Norman origins.

 South Cerney Parish Church The church is dedicated to All Hallows and contains a carved wooden head and foot of Christ, said to have been taken from a crucifix in Compostela.

South Cerney is a mixture of old Cotswolds stone cottages which line Silver Street, Clarks Hay and Church Lane in the older part of the village with modern housing estates of private and local authority properties in the newer parts of the village around Broadway Lane and Station Road.

The village has a variety of shops and services including a small shop, Post Office, take-aways, chemist, hairdressers and a veterinary practice.

South Cerney Council Tax Information For 2006-2007
BAND A BAND B BAND C BAND D BAND E BAND F BAND G BAND H
£865.11   £1009.29   £1,153.47 £1,297.66 £1,586.03 £1,874.40 £2,162.77 £2,595.32

Estate Agents for South Cerney can be found here.

Travelling To South Cerney

Nearest Rail Station Swindon Nearest International Airport London Heathrow Nearest Motorway M4 

The village is off the A419 just 13 miles from Swindon and 5 miles from Cirencester.
Bus services connecting to South Cerney are:

Parking In South Cerney

There is free on street parking but please be considerate where you are parking.

Old Photographs Of South Cerney

All images are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. All photographs can be purchased by clicking on the image

South Cerney, All Hallows Church c1960.  (Neg. S517003)  © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2006. http://www.francisfrith.com South Cerney, Silver Street c1960.  (Neg. S517005)  © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2006. http://www.francisfrith.com South Cerney, the Village c1965.  (Neg. S517007)  © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2006. http://www.francisfrith.com

More old photographs of South Cerney can be seen at the here.

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South Cerney Pubs

South Cerney Hotels

Hotel accommodation for South Cerney can be found in Cirencester or Swindon.

Featured Hotel

Cricklade Hotel, Swindon, Gloucestershire

Cricklade Hotel, Swindon Gloucestershire Cotswolds, UK Hotels

Standing in over 30 acres of peaceful, secluded grounds on the edge of the Cotswolds, the privately-owned Cricklade Hotel & Country Club offers a traditional, warm and friendly welcome.

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South Cerney Holiday Cottages

A selection of self catering holidays in or around South Cerney can be seen here.

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