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<strong>Stroud</strong> <strong>District</strong> Business Directory<br />

Mixing Business with Pleasure<br />

Exploiting natural advantage<br />

The <strong>Stroud</strong> <strong>District</strong> covers an area of about 175 square<br />

miles in the south of Gloucestershire. Its western<br />

boundary is formed by the Severn Estuary beyond which,<br />

lies the Forest of Dean <strong>District</strong>. To the north lies<br />

Gloucester City and Tewkesbury Borough, whilst Cotswold<br />

<strong>District</strong> lies to the east. The city of Bristol is located some<br />

15 miles from the southern boundary of <strong>Stroud</strong> <strong>District</strong>,<br />

whilst Birmingham, Swindon and London are within easy<br />

reach by car (the M5 runs through the <strong>District</strong>) and train<br />

(London Paddington line).<br />

Frampton-on-Severn<br />

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Map 1.0 : <strong>Stroud</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

The eastern half of the <strong>District</strong> is part of the Cotswold<br />

Hills, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding<br />

Natural Beauty (AONB). To the west of the Cotswold<br />

escarpment there are superb views across the low-lying<br />

landscape of the Severn Vale. In fact, the overall quality<br />

of the natural environment is one of the area’s great<br />

selling points – 2,800 hectares of land designated as<br />

either Sites of Special Scientific Interest or National<br />

Nature Reserves.<br />

Stinchcombe Golf Course<br />

It is not surprising that the <strong>District</strong> is predominately rural<br />

in character. Its landscape of country houses, gardens,<br />

churches and industrial and craft heritage attracts visitors<br />

throughout the year. The resident population is currently<br />

107,898 (2001 census) with three quarters living in the<br />

settlements of the <strong>Stroud</strong> Valleys, and the market towns of<br />

Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge.

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