Charfield is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge. Charfield is situated near the villages of Falfield and Cromhall.VillageCharfield is a medium-sized village of about 2500 residents, with three pubs, a convenience store with Post Office called Steve's Shop, two hairdressers, and a petrol station. It has two churches, and a large Land Rover dealership with a Tyre/MOT service centre to one side. There are four main housing areas called, Farm Lees, Longs View, Manor lane, and Woodlands. The school which has a good reputation has around 250 students and recently have opened a new play area. Near to the school there is a river. This river is actually in Huntingford and Damery. Near the north end of the town is the South Gloucestershire border with Gloucestershire, the Bennett's farm, and a mile or so from one of the local employers, Renishaw.GovernanceAn electoral ward with the same name exists. This ward starts in the east in Charfield and then stretches west to Falfield. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,678.RailwayThe Bristol-Birmingham main railway line runs through the village . Charfield railway station is currently disused, although discussions continue about the viability of re-opening it. The costs of re-opening would be shared between Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Councils since, although the station would be in South Gloucestershire, the nearby Gloucestershire town of Wotton-under-Edge would be a principal beneficiary.
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