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Since 1974 Tuffley has been one of the 15 wards and a suburb of the City of Gloucester in the county of Gloucestershire. The ward is non-parished and situated near Robinswood Hill toward the south of the city. Recorded as Tuffley, Tufley, Tufly, Tuffel, Tuffill and possibly others, this suburb was once a village mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Tuffelege', which suggests a meaning of Tuffa's farm, with Tuffa being an Anglo-Saxon personal name. To this was added the suffix 'leah', meaning a fenced enclosure or farm. [edit] A 19th century descriptionA Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Tuffley from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
In 1900 the parish of Tuffley was abolished and the area was divided between the parishes of Gloucester, Whaddon, and Quedgeley. Lower Tuffley was moved into the Parish of Quedgeley. Tuffley as described as a ward of Gloucester above is that part which was moved into the city in 1900. [edit] Registration DistrictsGloucester Registration District (1837 - 1900)
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