diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionParser.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionParser.java
index e07b178b..4672475b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionParser.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.gemfire.RegionAttributesFactoryBean;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
 /**
- * Parser for <local-region;gt; bean definitions.
+ * Parser for <local-region> bean definitions.
  *
  * @author David Turanski
  * @author John Blum
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class LocalRegionParser extends AbstractRegionParser {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder regionAttributesBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(
 			RegionAttributesFactoryBean.class);
 
-		super.doParseCommonRegionConfiguration(element, parserContext, builder, regionAttributesBuilder, subRegion);
+		doParseCommonRegionConfiguration(element, parserContext, builder, regionAttributesBuilder, subRegion);
 
 		builder.addPropertyValue("attributes", regionAttributesBuilder.getBeanDefinition());
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.4.xsd b/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.4.xsd
index 4853e9eb..e8129133 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.4.xsd
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.4.xsd
@@ -1121,8 +1121,7 @@ Eviction policy for the replicated region.
 						<xsd:complexType>
 							<xsd:complexContent>
 								<xsd:extension base="evictionType">
-									<xsd:attribute name="action" type="evictionActionType"
-												   fixed="OVERFLOW_TO_DISK">
+									<xsd:attribute name="action" type="evictionActionType">
 										<xsd:annotation>
 											<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
 The action to take when performing eviction.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bb5704f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.gemfire.config;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import javax.annotation.Resource;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.test.GemfireTestApplicationContextInitializer;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.DataPolicy;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.EvictionAction;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Region;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Scope;
+
+/**
+ * The LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest class is a test suite of tests cases testing the Eviction Policy
+ * Actions on Local Regions defined in a Spring context configuration file.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.junit.runner.RunWith
+ * @see org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration
+ * @see org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner
+ * @since 1.5.0.M1
+ * @link https://jira.spring.io/browse/SGF-295
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(initializers = GemfireTestApplicationContextInitializer.class)
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest {
+
+	@Resource(name = "LocalDestroy")
+	private Region localDestroyRegion;
+
+	@Resource(name = "None")
+	private Region noneRegion;
+
+	@Resource(name = "Overflow")
+	private Region overflowRegion;
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLocalRegionConfigurationWithEvictionPolicyActionSetToLocalDestroy() {
+		assertNotNull("The 'LocalDestroy' Region was not properly configured and initialized!", localDestroyRegion);
+		assertEquals("LocalDestroy", localDestroyRegion.getName());
+		assertEquals("/LocalDestroy", localDestroyRegion.getFullPath());
+		assertNotNull(localDestroyRegion.getAttributes());
+		assertEquals(DataPolicy.NORMAL, localDestroyRegion.getAttributes().getDataPolicy());
+		assertEquals(Scope.LOCAL, localDestroyRegion.getAttributes().getScope());
+		assertNotNull(localDestroyRegion.getAttributes().getEvictionAttributes());
+		assertEquals(EvictionAction.LOCAL_DESTROY, localDestroyRegion.getAttributes().getEvictionAttributes().getAction());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLocalRegionConfigurationWithEvictionPolicyActionSetToNone() {
+		assertNotNull("The 'None' Region was not properly configured and initialized!", noneRegion);
+		assertEquals("None", noneRegion.getName());
+		assertEquals("/None", noneRegion.getFullPath());
+		assertNotNull(noneRegion.getAttributes());
+		assertEquals(DataPolicy.NORMAL, noneRegion.getAttributes().getDataPolicy());
+		assertEquals(Scope.LOCAL, noneRegion.getAttributes().getScope());
+		assertNotNull(noneRegion.getAttributes().getEvictionAttributes());
+		assertEquals(EvictionAction.NONE, noneRegion.getAttributes().getEvictionAttributes().getAction());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testLocalRegionConfigurationWithEvictionPolicyActionSetToOverflowToDisk() {
+		assertNotNull("The 'Overflow' Region was not properly configured and initialized!", overflowRegion);
+		assertEquals("Overflow", overflowRegion.getName());
+		assertEquals("/Overflow", overflowRegion.getFullPath());
+		assertNotNull(overflowRegion.getAttributes());
+		assertEquals(DataPolicy.NORMAL, overflowRegion.getAttributes().getDataPolicy());
+		assertEquals(Scope.LOCAL, overflowRegion.getAttributes().getScope());
+		assertNotNull(overflowRegion.getAttributes().getEvictionAttributes());
+		assertEquals(EvictionAction.OVERFLOW_TO_DISK, overflowRegion.getAttributes().getEvictionAttributes().getAction());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/test/MockRegionFactory.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/test/MockRegionFactory.java
index ef28b6c7..0a6f4fc8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/test/MockRegionFactory.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/test/MockRegionFactory.java
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public class MockRegionFactory<K,V>   {
 			}
 		});
 
-		when(region.getFullPath()).thenReturn(name);
+		when(region.getFullPath()).thenReturn(Region.SEPARATOR + name);
 		when(region.getName()).thenReturn(name);
     	when(region.getRegionService()).thenReturn(mockRegionService);
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest-context.xml b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest-context.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3793725c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/LocalRegionWithEvictionPolicyActionNamespaceTest-context.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+	   xmlns:gfe="http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire"
+	   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	   xsi:schemaLocation="
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire/spring-gemfire.xsd
+">
+
+	<gfe:cache/>
+
+	<gfe:local-region id="LocalDestroy" persistent="false">
+		<gfe:eviction action="LOCAL_DESTROY"/>
+	</gfe:local-region>
+
+	<gfe:local-region id="None" persistent="false"/>
+
+	<gfe:local-region id="Overflow" persistent="false">
+		<gfe:eviction action="OVERFLOW_TO_DISK"/>
+	</gfe:local-region>
+
+</beans>