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27 de mai. de 2024 · When the Gloucestershire County Council bought the Standish manor estate after the First World War much of the land became small-holdings: some of the farm-houses were divided into two dwellings, some small houses became homesteads, and the county council built three small homesteads in 1923.
27 de mai. de 2024 · Daredevils defy weather and warnings for annual cheese rolling races. Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire. Brave ...
Há 2 dias · EASTINGTON, a former clothing parish including the village of Alkerton, lies 4 miles west of Stroud and 9 miles south of Gloucester at the entrance to the Stroud Valley. The ancient parish contained 2,072 a. (fn. 1) The main body of the parish was compact in shape, with the Gloucester-Bristol road marking the western boundary, Wicksters brook ...
24 de mai. de 2024 · Broadway’s history Broadway’s exact origins are unknown, but it’s thought to be one of the first ancient partial settlements in the UK, dating back over 5000 years. In the 9th century it was known as Bradsetena Gamere (Broad Village), undergoing several name changes over the years until becoming commonly known as ‘Broadway’ in the 16th century – taking its name from the wide High ...
Há 3 dias · Tudingetone (xiii cent.). Toddington is a large, irregular shaped parish of 5,535½ acres, of which 1,195¼ are arable land, producing wheat, barley, oats, beans and peas, 2,524½ are permanent grass and 113 woods and plantations. (fn. 1) The ground is undulating and averages from 350 ft. to 450 ft. above the ordnance datum, though west of ...
26 de mai. de 2024 · Cam. Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester Iron Age and Romano-British Monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1976. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Há 2 dias · Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated with the establishment of a minster, Gloucester Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter and founded by Osric, King of the Hwicce ...
