Northway, Gloucestershire

Northway is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, 2 miles north-east of Tewkesbury, and is in effect a suburb of that town.

The parish is bordered on the west side by the M5 motorway, on the east by the Birmingham to Bristol main railway line, on the south by the A46 road and on the north by the boundary with Worcestershire.

The toponym was first recorded in the 12th century in the form Northihaia, derived from the Old English north and gehæg, meaning "northern enclosure".

[2] An area of pre-fabricated houses still exists in the estate, although heavily modified and modernised.

One newer development, commonly referred to as 'Saxon Park', built upon the former site of a factory that was once a part of Dowty Seals, sparked much controversy as many homes were significantly damaged in the Summer Floods of 2007 despite being less than a year old.