Fretherne with Saul explained

Fretherne with Saul
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire
Coordinates:51.78°N -2.37°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:England
Subdivision Name1:Stroud
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gloucestershire
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:South West England
Seat Type:Status
Seat:Parish
Government Type:Parish Council
Leader Name:Stroud
Parts Style:para
P1:Fretherne, Saul, Upper Framilode
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:701
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Reference:[1]
Postal Code:GL2 7
Area Code:GL

Fretherne with Saul is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. It includes the villages of Framilode, Fretherne, Saul and Upper Framilode.

Watercourses form a significant portion of the parish boundaries: on two sides is the River Severn, which forms the boundary with the parishes of Westbury-on-Severn to the north and Awre to the south-west, both being in the Forest of Dean; and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal forms the boundary with the parish of Whitminster to the east, and the major portion of the boundary with the parish of Frampton-on-Severn to the south-east. The land boundaries are with the parishes of Arlingham to the west and north-west; Frampton-on-Severn to the south; and Longney and Epney to the north-east.

The parish is crossed by the River Frome, which flows into the Severn at Upper Framilode. The only major road in the parish is the B4071, which connects Saul to the A38.

The parish was formed in 1884 from the separate parishes of Fretherne and Saul, and from five detached parts of the parish of Eastington which lay within the parishes of Fretherne and Saul.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil parish population 2011. 31 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Kathleen Morgan. Brian S Smith. Fretherne and Saul: Introduction. Victoria County History. A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10, Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds. C R Elrington . N M Herbert . R B Pugh. 1972. 155–160. 17 September 2018.