Ancient parish in Gloucester archdeaconry of the diocese of Worcester: post-1541 in the diocese of Gloucester. Attached to Boxwell, but both parishes had churches and separate parish registers (except marriages in a single register after 1754).
12 January 1854: A Correct List of the Poll, at the Election of a Knight of the Shire, for the Eastern Division of the County of Gloucester. Avening Polling District: Parish of Tetbury: Abode: Leighterton: Thomas Frape