Stroud
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 45 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 12,690 2001 | ||
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| Post town | STROUD | ||
| ZIP code section | GL5 | ||
| prefix | 01453 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Shire county | Gloucestershire | ||
| Ceremonial county | Gloucestershire | ||
| District | Stroud | ||
| ONS code | SO851051 | ||
| Website: www.stroudtown.gov.uk | |||
Stroud is a town with 12,690 inhabitants (2001) in the English county of Gloucestershire . It is the center of the administrative district of the same name and the Stroud constituency.
Town twinning
- Saint-Ismier ( Isère department , France )
- Stroud ( Oklahoma , USA )
- Stroud ( New South Wales , Australia )
- Duderstadt ( Germany )
Personalities
- Humphrey Davy Findley Kitto (1897–1982), British classical philologist
- Laurie Lee (1914-1997), British writer
- Anthony Kershaw (1915–2008), British politician and member of the Conservative Party
- Katie Fforde (born 1952), British writer
- Anna Edwards (* 1976), British actress and model
Web links
Commons : Stroud, Gloucestershire - collection of images, videos and audio files
