Breadstone

Breadstone
St Michael's Church in Breadstone
Breadstone Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference	SO7100
Civil parish	Hamfallow
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°41′N2°25′W / 51.69°N 02.42°W / 51.69; -02.42

Breadstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hamfallow, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931, the parish had a population of 95. ^[1]

Politics

Breadstone was formerly a tything in Berkeley parish, ^[2] from 1866 Breadstone was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1935 and merged with Hamfallow. ^[3]

The Parish Church of St Michael, constructed from corrugated iron, was demolished in 2006 after falling into disrepair. ^[4]

References

1. "Population statistics Breadstone Ch/Tg/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. "History of Breadstone, in Stroud and Gloucestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
3. "Relationships and changes Breadstone Ch/Tg/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
4. "'It's like losing an old friend'". Gazette Series. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to Breadstone at Wikimedia Commons