Avening is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the Cotswold district, north of the town of Tetbury. The village had a population of 1,031 at the 2011 census.
Avening dates back to the Saxon period. The village later grew around its church and water-powered mills. Cloth making became important in the area during the 17th century.
Avening was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. At that time it had 60 households and five mills. The Church of the Holy Cross dates mainly from the late 11th century and is a Grade I listed building.
