Kingswood, Stroud District

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This article is about the village near Wotton-under-Edge. For the town near Bristol, see Kingswood, South Gloucestershire.
Kingswood
Kingswood is located in Gloucestershire
Kingswood
Kingswood
 Kingswood shown within Gloucestershire
Population 1,395 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference ST746920
District Stroud
Shire county Gloucestershire
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE
Postcode district GL12
Dialling code 01453
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament The Cotswolds
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire

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Kingswood is a village and civil parish within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. It is southwest of Wotton-under-Edge and has a population of 1,290,[1] increasing to 1,395 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The village is located on the edge of the Cotswolds.

Kingswood was formerly a detached part of Wiltshire that was incorporated into Gloucestershire by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844.[3]

Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located on the NE edge of the village. The abbey was founded in 1139 by William Berkeley, in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the Cistercian house at Tintern.[4] All that survives today is the 16th century gatehouse, which is under the care of English Heritage.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward starts in west at Kingswood and stretches east to Alderley. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 2,096.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics - Area: Kingswood CP (Parish) 2001 Census
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ [1], scroll to "Historical Geography"; ref. I. Gray & E. Ralph, Guide to the Parish Records of the City of Bristol and the County of Gloucester (1963)]
  4. ↑ Archives Hub profile: Kingswood Abbey
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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