Whiteshill, Stroud

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Whiteshill
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Population1,161 (civil parish 2011) [1]
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stroud
Postcode district GL6 6
Dialling code 01452
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51°45′41″N2°13′59″W / 51.76147°N 2.23297°W / 51.76147; -2.23297 Coordinates: 51°45′41″N2°13′59″W / 51.76147°N 2.23297°W / 51.76147; -2.23297

Whiteshill is a village in the Cotswolds, situated between Stroud and Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England and forms part of the Stroud urban area. The parish of Whiteshill and Ruscombe has a population of 1,175. [2]

The Church of England Church is St. Paul's. [3] When the limits of Stroud parish were set in 1304, Whiteshill and Ruscombe formed part of the tithing of Paganhill. [4] They remained part of Stroud until 1894, when the new civil parish of Whiteshill was created. [5]

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References

  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Local Insight profile for 'Whiteshill and Ruscombe CP' area" (PDF). Gloucestershire Parish Profiles. Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. "Church of St Paul". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "Whiteshill Gloucestershire". A Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2031" (PDF). Whiteshill and Ruscombe. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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