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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shortwood like this:
SHORTWOOD, a village in Horsley parish, Gloucester; 5 miles S by W of Stroud. A chapel of ease was built in 1866.
Shortwood is now part of STROUD District. Click here for graphs and data of how STROUD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shortwood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shortwood, in Stroud and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26500
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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