Population 5,889 (2011.Ward) District Gloucester Region South West Shire county Gloucestershire Post town Gloucestershire | OS grid reference SO824151 Ceremonial county Gloucestershire Country England Dialling code 01452 UK parliament constituency Gloucester | |
 | ||
Tuffley is one of the 15 wards of the City of Gloucester. The ward, which is non-parished and situated near Robinswood Hill toward the south of the city has services including schools, shops and a park.
Contents
Map of Tuffley, Gloucester, UK
Origins
Tuffley is a suburb of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire. 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.
In 1900, Lower Tuffley was moved into the Parish of Quedgeley.
Poverty and crime
The Tuffley ward is of general decay, and many of the central areas such as The Holmleigh Parade showing their age, having been built in the 60's and very much of the then popular concrete brutalist design.
In January 2015, a murder enquiry was launched when a 19-year-old was attacked, with what was believed to be a machete, outside the Pike and Musket public house and died at the scene.
Religion
Four local churches have a base in Tuffley. St Georges (Church of England) is in Grange Road, Lower Tuffley and St Barnabas (Church of England) is on Stroud Road. The tower of St Barnabas is a local landmark. English Martyrs (Roman Catholic) is on Tuffley Lane. The Grange Baptist Church is also on Grange Road.
Amenities and transport
There are three pubs in the Tuffley area, the Pike and Musket, the Gladiator, and the Fox and Elm. There is a library, a community centre, a sports centre, a small shopping centre.
Stagecoach West serve the Lower Tuffley area on Route GOLD 10 and the Tuffley area on Route 9 other services pass through the area connecting Tuffley to Stroud.
Sport
Tuffley Rovers F.C., a football team based in the ward, plays at Glevum Park in Gloucester and operates four adult sides. Their best result in the FA Cup was a 2nd qualifying round defeat in 1999–2000 to Lymington & New Milton, while they reached the 2nd round in the FA Vase in the 1994–95 season.