Apperley

Apperley
Apperley village pond
Apperley Location within Gloucestershire
Area	0.2825 km2 (0.1091 sq mi)
Population	625 (2020 estimate)
• Density	2,212/km2 (5,730/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SO862283
Civil parish	Deerhurst
District	Tewkesbury
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gloucester
Postcode district	GL19
Dialling code	01452
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury
Website	Apperley and Deerhurst
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°57′N 2°12′W / 51.950°N 2.200°W / 51.950; -2.200

Apperley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Tewkesbury, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Deerhurst and 1⁄3 mile (0.5 km) east of the River Severn. It is the largest settlement in Deerhurst civil parish. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 625.^[1]

The place-name is derived from the Old English Apuldor-lēah, meaning "apple-tree wood".^[2] The area still had orchards in the 1960s, but by then they were being removed.^[3]