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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Stroud like this:
Stroud, market town and par. with ry. sta., Gloucestershire, on the Thames and Severn Canal, adjacent to the Frome and the Slade, 9 miles S. of Gloucester - par., 3731 ac., pop. 11,112; town, 999 ac., pop. 7848; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Friday. Stroud is mainly built on the side of a steep declivity in a valley sheltered by the Cotswolds, and has a picturesque aspect. ...
The chief interest of the place, however, centres in its cloth factories, which have associated with them dyeworks, the water being peculiarly suited for such operations. Stroud was a parliamentary borough and sent 2 members to Parliament from 1832 until 1885; the parliamentary limits included all Stroud parish, 12 other parishes, and a part.
Stroud is now part of STROUD District. Click here for graphs and data of how STROUD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stroud itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stroud in Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/49
Date accessed: 21st January 2026
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