Back Sherborne (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Gloucestershire) CEB Sherborne, Swydd Gaerloyw Welsh شربورن، گلاسترشر Persian Sherborne (Gloucestershire) French Sherborne (Gloucestershire) Italian Sherborne (Gloucestershire) LLD Sherborne (Gloucestershire) Dutch Sherborne (Gloucestershire) Polish Sherborne (Gloucestershire) Portuguese Sherborne, Gloucestershire Swedish
| Sherborne | |
|---|---|
  Sherborne Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 309 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP1614 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL54 |
| Dialling code | 01451 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Sherborne Parish Council |
Sherborne is a village and civil parish almost 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Northleach in Gloucestershire. Sherborne is a linear village, extending more than a mile along the valley of Sherborne Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush.
The place-name 'Sherborne' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is spelt 'Scireburne', and means 'bright stream'.[3] This is a reference to Sherborne Brook.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.416.