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The chief interest of the place, however, centres in its cloth factories, which have associated with them dyeworks, the water being peculiarly suited for such operations. Stroud was a parliamentary borough and sent 2 members to Parliament from 1832 until 1885; the parliamentary limits included all Stroud parish, 12 other parishes, and a part.
Beeton’s British Gazetteer 1870. Stroud, a parliamentary borough and market and post town of England, in Gloucestershire, situated near the confluence of the Frome, or Stroud, and the Sladewater, 9 miles S. E. from Gloucester. The town has been much improved during the present century, and contains many good streets and well built houses.
Aug 30, 2024 · Its position as the focus of an important industrial region was recognized in 1832 when it was made the centre of a parliamentary borough. The cloth industry had lost its dominance in the parish by the end of the 19th century but the adaptation of the mills to a variety of light industrial purposes maintained the growth of population during the 20th century.
Sep 29, 2024 · The public and social activities of the town were stimulated by the creation of the Stroud parliamentary borough under the Reform Act of 1832; the borough returned two members and comprised Stroud and 12 surrounding parishes. (fn. 32) Lord John Russell was one of the members for the borough between 1835 and 1841 and Edward Horsman, who became ...
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868. " STROUD, (or Stroudwater), a parish, post and market town, and parliamentary borough in the hundred of Bisley, county Gloucester, 9½ miles S.E. of Gloucester, and 14 from Cheltenham. It has a station on the Great Western Union railway. It is a petty sessions and polling town ...
The Conservative Club was erected near the Western Railway station in 1895. A parliamentary borough of Stroud was constituted by the Reform Act of 1832, which included Stroud parish and twelve other parishes, and returned two members to Parliament, but by the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885 the representation was merged in that of the county.
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The major market towns include Stroud itself, Dursley in the south, and the smaller towns of Berkeley (which has a smaller electorate than Chalford, but more facilities), Stonehouse and Nailsworth. In November 2012, unemployment was 2.1%, compared to the national average of 3.8%. [5] Stroud parliamentary borough MPs 1832–1885
