Stone, Gloucestershire Explained

Official Name:Stone
Country:England
Region:South West England
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Civil Parish:Ham and Stone
Coordinates:51.656°N -2.458°W
Static Image Name:Cottage and Stone church (geograph 3160834).jpg
Static Image Caption:Cottage and Stone Church
Population:527
Population Ref:(2019 esitimate)
Area Total Km2:0.2850
Os Grid Reference:ST684953
Postcode District:GL13
Postcode Area:GL
Post Town:Berkeley
Shire District:Stroud
Constituency Westminster:Stroud

Stone is a small village in the parish of Ham and Stone,[1] Gloucestershire, England. It stands on the A38 road, just south-west of its crossing of the Little Avon River, roughly halfway between Bristol and Gloucester at . It is adjacent to the county boundary with South Gloucestershire. The part of the community just north-east of the river is called Woodford. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 527.[2]

The village of Stone has a church, a village green, a Church of England primary school and a village hall. The village also had a pub, the Berkeley Vale Hotel, but this was closed in 2013 and has been redeveloped.[3]

The village has many links with the town of Berkeley, some NaNmiles to the north. Also to the north lies the village of Newport.

Governance

The village is part of the 'Vale' electoral ward. This ward stretches from Stone north easterly on the line of the M5 motorway to Stinchcombe. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,879.[4]

External links

51.656°N -2.458°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. www.stroud.gov.uk. 30 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Stone (Stroud). City Population De. 30 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Building work starts to turn former Berkeley Vale Hotel into housing development. Gazette Series. 30 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Ward population 2011. 31 March 2015.