Stroud District
Non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
51.748°N 2.216°W / 51.748; -2.216
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Stroud District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Non-metropolitan county | Gloucestershire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Stroud |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Stroud District Council |
• MPs | Siobhan Baillie Geoffrey Clifton-Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 177.9 sq mi (460.7 km2) |
• Rank | 82nd (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 123,205 |
• Rank | 194th (of 296) |
• Density | 690/sq mi (270/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 23UF (ONS) E07000082 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SO8508905550 |
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Stroud District is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. The district is named after its largest town of Stroud. The council is based at Ebley Mill in Cainscross. The district also includes the towns of Berkeley, Dursley, Nailsworth, Stonehouse and Wotton-under-Edge, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Over half of the district lies within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[2]
The neighbouring districts are Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Cotswold and South Gloucestershire.