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Breadstone
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OS grid reference SO7100
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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]

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Governance

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]

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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.

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