Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Tetbury

Tetbury, small town and par., Gloucestershire, 11 miles SW. of Cirencester - par., 4582 ac., pop. 3237; town, 60 ac., pop. 2419; P.O., T.O.; 1 Bank. Tetbury is a place of great antiquity. It is supposed to occupy the site of a British stronghold, and had anciently a monastic establishment. It has extensive fairs and markets, and considerable trade in agricultural produce.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "small town and parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Tetbury CP/AP       Gloucestershire AncC
Place: Tetbury

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