Churcham, Gloucestershire

Description
Churcham, a village, a township, and a parish in Gloucestershire. The village stands near the river Severn, near Oakle Street station on the G.W.R., and 4 miles W by S of Gloucester, under which it has a post office; telegraph office, Huntley. Acreage of the township, 2275 ; population, 411; acreage of the civil parish, 4314; population, 724; of the ecclesiastical district, 577. The parish includes also the hamlets of Over, Linton, Highnam (which form the ecclesiastical parish of Highnam), and Birdwood. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Bulley, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; gross value, £280 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The church lias some Norman portions, and has been restored. There is a Wesleyan chapel.