Stroud
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Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Stroud
- UK place.civil_parish
- Stroud
- UK place.population
- 13,468
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Stroud
- UK place.shire_county
- Gloucestershire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stroud
- UK place.post_town
- STROUD
- UK place.postcode_district
- GL5
- UK place.postcode_area
- GL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01453
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO851051
- UK place.static_image_name
- Stroud from the air.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Stroud from the air
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
- Neolithic remains
- Roman remains
- Demography
- Character and amenities
- Campaigns
- Business
- Farmers' market
- Education
- History
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Tertiary education
- Transport
- Literature
- Culture
- Sport
- Politics and media
- Recognition
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- Twin towns
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Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021.
Sited below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets. The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty surrounds the town, and the Cotswold Way path passes by it to the west. It lies south of the city of Gloucester, south-southwest of Cheltenham, west-northwest of Cirencester and north-east of the city of Bristol. London is east-southeast of Stroud and the Welsh border at Whitebrook, Monmouthshire, is to the west. Though officially not part of the town itself, the contiguous civil parishes of Rodborough and Cainscross form part of Stroud's urban area and are generally recognised as suburbs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stroud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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