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Stroud
Stroud from the air
Stroud
Location within Gloucestershire
Population	32,670 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SO851051
Civil parish	Stroud
District	Stroud
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STROUD
Postcode district	GL5
Dialling code	01453
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Stroud
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°44′38″N 2°12′54″W / 51.744°N 2.215°W / 51.744; -2.215

Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Gloucestershire, England. It is 16 kilometres south of Gloucester, 24 kilometres south-southwest of Cheltenham, 21 kilometres west-northwest of Cirencester and 42 kilometres northeast of Bristol. It is known for its steep streets and café culture.

Stroud Parish was originally part of Bisely, until the church was assigned parochial rights by the rectors of Bisely in 1304.

It was heavily involved in the Industrial Revolution as a cloth town.

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