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A map of Wotton-under-Edge from 1946. New Mills, founded in 1810, prospered by supplying both sides in the Napoleonic wars but after a century of decline the mill was near to closing in 1981 when it was acquired by Renishaw plc. [10] Wotton-under-Edge Town Hall was substantially rebuilt in 1872. [11]
Wotton Hill (grid reference) is a hill on the edge of the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire, England, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Wotton-under-Edge. The Cotswold Way passes over the hill. The escarpment forms a 26.1-hectare (64-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire , notified in 1954 and ...
The Cotswold Way walk leads through the area. There are gliding clubs at Aston Down and Nympsfield. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the whole area of four former districts and parts of another three, which were all abolished at the same time: [3] Dursley Rural District
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It is southwest of Wotton-under-Edge and has a population of 1,290, [1] increasing to 1,395 at the 2011 Census. [2] The village is located on the edge of the Cotswolds. Kingswood was formerly a detached part of Wiltshire that was incorporated into Gloucestershire by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844. [3]
The area has a Wotton-under-Edge (GL12) post code and so is often incorrectly listed as being in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire. Falfield is one of the longest villages in England, alongside local village Cromhall. [citation needed]
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It is close to the Cotswold Edge, near the Cotswold Way and about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) south of the town of Wotton under Edge (grid reference. Until the 1980s the name of the village was spelt Hillsley.