CERNEY (SOUTH), a parish in the hundred of
CROWTHORNE-and-MINETY, county of GLOUCESTER,
3? miles (s. B. by S.) from Cirencester, containing 922
inhabitants. .The living is a discharged vicarage, in the
archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester, rated in the
king's hooks at £6. 16- 8., and in the patronage of the
Bishop of Gloucester. The church, dedicated to All
Saints, consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, and
north transept, with a low central tower and spire;
the south porch is of Norman architecture, with grotesque
heads terminating the mouldings; between the
nave and the chancel is a pointed arch rising from slender
columns, the capitals of which are decorated with
rich. foliage; the chancel, with a fine east window of
three lights, is of later date than the other parts of the
edifice. The Thames and Severn canal passes through
this parish.