In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woolstone like this:
WOOLSTONE, a parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucester; 3 miles SE of Ashchurch r. station, and 5¼ N of Cheltenham. Post town, Cheltenham. Acres, 787. Real property, £1,643. Pop., 81. Houses, 20. The manor belongs to the Earl of Coventry. A hill, at the back of the parsonage, has remains of a Roman camp, and commands a very extensive view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £200.* Patron, the Earl of Coventry. The church is old but good.
Woolstone through time
Woolstone is now part of Tewkesbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tewkesbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woolstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woolstone, in Tewkesbury and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11477
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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