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Woodchester, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Gloucestershire - par., 1188 ac., pop. 903; vil., 2½ miles SW. of Stroud by rail; P.O., T.O. Broadcloth, billiard cloths, and pins are manufactured. The church was rebuilt in 1863. There is an endowed school, a Dominican priory where candidates are educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood, and a Franciscan convent with orphanage. Woodchester House, Woodchester Park, and other residences, are in the par.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Woodchester Parish Gloucestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Woodchester |
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