In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kingsholm like this:

KINGSHOLME, a sub-district in the district and county of Gloucester; adjacent to Gloucester city. It contains eight parishes, parts of three others, a ville, and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 18, 993. Pop., 7, 309. Houses, 1, 341. See GLOUCESTER.

Kingsholm through time

Kingsholm is now part of GLOUCESTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how GLOUCESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kingsholm itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kingsholm, in Gloucester and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25716

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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