Stroud

Stroud is a marketplace city and civil parish inside the centre of Gloucestershire, England. It is the primary town in Stroud District. Situated underneath the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills on the assembly factor of the Five Valleys, the town is cited for its steep streets, independent spirit and cafe lifestyle. The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty surrounds the metropolis, and the Cotswold Way course passes by way of it to the west. It lies 16 km south of the city of Gloucester, south-southwest of Cheltenham, west-northwest of Cirencester and northeast of the city of Bristol.

London is east-southeast of Stroud and the Welsh border at Whitebrook, Monmouthshire, lies 31 km to the west because the crow flies. Although now not a part of the metropolis's parish, the civil parishes of Rodborough and Cainscross are contiguous with Stroud and are typically taken into consideration as suburbs. Stroud acts as a centre for surrounding villages and small market towns which includes Amberley, Bisley, Bussage, Chalford, Dursley, Eastcombe, Eastington, King's Stanley, Leonard Stanley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Oakridge, Painswick, Randwick, Selsley, Sheepscombe, Slad, Stonehouse, Thrupp and Woodchester.