Gloucestershire
Map of the Gloucestershire Area

County Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TG
- Phone: 01452 425000
- Email: Customerservices@gloucestershire.gov.uk
- http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/
Gloucestershire is a county which is located in the South West of the UK and it comprises the Forest of Dean and parts of the Cotswold Hills and the River Severn. Its county town is Gloucester and it is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county. It borders with Gwent in Wales, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Bristol and Somerset. The population of the county is 833100 (source: link) with a density of 264 people per km.
Gloucestershire was mentioned in the 10th century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a historic county. The county suffered the worst flooding in UK history in July of 2007 where tens of thousands of inhabitants were affected. The largest RAF peace time domestic operation in history was conducted to rescue the residents of the flooded areas. However Gloucestershire is recovering well and new investments are being made into attracting more tourism to the area.
Gloucestershire has always been a popular tourist destination due to its many sites of historic interest. The famous buildings include the cathedrals of Bristol and Gloucester, the Abbey church of Tewkesbury and the church of Cirencester.
The county has also been the site for some modern popular culture events. The novel of Cider with Rosie, written by Laurie Lee, was set in Gloucestershire and the Movie Hot Fuzz is also set in the county, although the town Sandford is fictional. The apocalyptic book the Children of Dust also has its scene set by the county.
Gloucestershire is famous for its cheese and butter production and the pastures upon which the cattle for the cheese are grazed are on the clays of the Lower Lias. The climate of the county is mild and over ¾ of the land is residential and the rest of the area under permanent pasture. Gloucestershire is chiefly agricultural in industry and wheat is the main grain crop, along with oats and barley. Another notable feature of the area is its pear and apple orchards which are cultivated mainly for the production of cider and perry. Other industries that the county is involved in include the manufacture of cloth, machinery, furniture, glass and pottery.
Rotary Club
- The Rotary Club of Gloucester
- A membership club devoted to providing non-profit humanitarian aid.
- Email: enquiries@rotaryclubofgloucester.com
- http://www.rotaryclubofgloucester.com/
Museum
- Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery
- Brunswick Road Gloucester GL1 1HP
- Phone: 01452 396131
- Fax: 01452 410898
- Email: city.museum@gloucester.gov.uk
- http://www.glos-city.gov.uk/citymuseum
Transport
- Stagecoach in Gloucester
- Stagecoach in Gloucester Third Floor 65 London Road Gloucester GL1 3HF
- Phone: 0871 200 22 33
- Email: west@stagecoachbus.com
- http://www.stagecoachbus.com/gloucester/
Banks and Building Societies
- The Investing Site
- A banking and investment guide which provides information on all major online and high street banks and building societies, as well as a Gloucestershire bank branch locator that provides details of each branch's opening hours, address, telephone number an
- http://www.theinvestingsite.com/banks/gloucestershire/
Tourism - Official Site
- Visit Gloucestershire
- 22 Field End Churchdown Gloucester Gloucestershire England
- Phone: 01452 552799
- http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/
- Completely Cotswold
- Meadow View Sherbourne Street Bourton on the Water Cheltenham GL54 2DD
- Phone: 01451 821 860
- http://www.completely-cotswold.com/
News and Media
- This is Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire Media Group 1 Clarence Parade Cheltenham GL50 3NY
- Phone: 01242 271900
- Email: news@glosmedia.co.uk
- http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/
University
- University of Gloucestershire
- The Park Cheltenham GL50 2RH
- Phone: 01242 714700
- Email: alumni@glos.ac.uk
- http://www.glos.ac.uk/uogindex.cfm
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