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Gloucestershire (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər ʃ ər / ⓘ GLOST-ər-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; abbreviated Glos.) [3] is a ceremonial county in South West England.It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south-west, and the Welsh county of ...
A race on 27 May 2013. This ceremony originally took place each Whit Monday, but was later moved to the Spring Bank Holiday.The first written evidence of cheese rolling is found in a message written to the Gloucester town crier in 1826; [1] even then it was apparent that the event was an old tradition, and it is believed to be at least six hundred years old.
The museum, at 99–103 Westgate Street, is devoted to the social history of Gloucestershire. Bishop Hooper is said to have lodged in the buildings now occupied by the museum the night before he was burned at the stake in front of St Mary de Lode Church in 1555. [1] The Museum was called Gloucester Folk Museum before rebranding itself in 2016.
Pages in category "Gloucestershire folklore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beast of Dean;
Art museums and galleries in Gloucestershire (5 P) C. ... Pages in category "Culture in Gloucestershire" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Gloucestershire in 1832. The region now known as Gloucestershire was originally inhabited by Brythonic peoples (ancestors of the Welsh and English and other Romano-British peoples) in the Iron Age and Roman periods. After the Romans left Britain in the early 5th century, the Brythons re-established control but the territorial divisions for the ...
From a new university campus to £107m city centre revamp, 2025 is going to be a year of transformative projects for Gloucestershire. As the county hits the quarter of the century mark, developers ...
The Newent Onion Fayre was a fair held in Newent, Gloucestershire, England, from the mediaeval period until 1939. The fair was revived in 1996 but cancelled in 2022, as a result of declining support following the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair featured a vegetable show, up to 150 traders, a pleasure fair and a raw onion eating competition.