Breadstone

Breadstone
St Michael's Church in Breadstone
Breadstone is located in Gloucestershire
Breadstone
Breadstone
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO7100
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
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51°41′N 2°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]

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]

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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