# Pauntley

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**Pauntley** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the district of [Forest of Dean](/source/Forest_of_Dean_District), [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire), England.[1] In 2019 it had a population of 304.[2]

## School

Pauntley Church of England Primary School is located at the top of Poolhill.

## History

The name "Pauntley" means 'Valley wood/clearing'.[3] Pauntley was recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) as *Pantelie*.[4]

## Notable people

- [Dick Whittington](/source/Richard_Whittington) (c. 1354–1423), also known as Richard Whittington and who later became [Lord Mayor of the City of London](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_the_City_of_London), was born in Pauntley, now part of the Forest of Dean district.[5]

## References

1. ["GENUKI: Pauntley, Gloucestershire"](https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Pauntley). *GENUKI*. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

1. ["Pauntley (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/forest_of_dean/E04004319__pauntley/). *citypopulation.de*. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

1. ["Pauntley Key to English Place-names"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Pauntley). The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

1. ["Gloucestershire G-P"](http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire2.html#pauntley). The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

1. ["Dick Whittington: the true story"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/06/16/about_dick_whittington_feature.shtml). Retrieved 7 September 2015.

## External links

- [Local government web site](https://pauntley.org.uk/)

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