Sapperton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England, about 4.5 miles west of Cirencester. It is most famous for Sapperton Canal Tunnel, and its connection with the Cotswold Arts and Crafts Movement in the early 20th century. It had a population of 424, which had reduced to 412 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the villages of Sapperton and Frampton Mansell.