Whiteshill, Gloucestershire

Whiteshill is a village in the Cotswolds, situated between Stroud and Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. The praish of Whiteshill and Ruscombe has a population of 1,175.[2] As the name suggests, Whiteshill is far from flat, and some of the houses in Whiteshill have wonderful views of nearby scenery.

Whiteshill

The main road in Whiteshill
Whiteshill
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,161 (civil parish 2011)[1]
Civil parish
  • Whiteshill and Ruscombe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStroud
Postcode districtGL6 6
Dialling code01452
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

The Church of England Church is St. Paul's.[3] When the limits of Stroud parish were set in 1304, Whiteshill and Ruscombe formed part of the tithing of Paganhill.[4] They remained part of Stroud until 1894, when the new civil parish of Whiteshill was created.[5]

References
  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Local Insight profile for 'Whiteshill and Ruscombe CP' area" (PDF). Gloucestershire Parish Profiles. Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. "Church of St Paul". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "Whiteshill Gloucestershire". A Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2031" (PDF). Whiteshill and Ruscombe. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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