Moreton Valence

Moreton Valence is a village and civil parish 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

[1] The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal runs through the parish, with Parkend Canal bridge and Grade II listed Parkend Bridge House at the centre of the village.

[2][3] The village church, St Stephen's, is Grade I listed.

[6] RAF Moreton Valence was opened here in November 1939 and closed in July 1962.

During the Second World War the Gloster Aircraft Company was based here with RAF ancillary buildings including a storage depot between 1944 and 1947, and a military camp.