Stroud, Gloucestershire

:For other places of the same name, see Stroud (disambiguation).

Character and amenities

As well as shops and banks, the town centre contains a soon-to-be-completed cinema (which, controversially, replaces the bus station) and a multi-storey car park next to the medical centre. There is also a McDonalds which, when plans were unveiled in 2004, came against a lot of opposition from locals. On the fringes of the town is Stratford Park, originally the park of a small stately home, now home to a leisure centre with indoor and outdoor swimming pools.

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Multi-storey car park - McDonalds - Stratford Park - Leisure centre - Swimming pool

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Visitors and locals say that there is a unique and 'laid back' air to the town, which is home to a significant number of artists, authors and poets. Stroud has a significant 'bohemian' community that dates back to the early part of the twentieth century, including a number of 'new age' types.

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Artist - Author - Poet - Bohemian

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Stroud acts as a centre for many surrounding villages, hamlets and market towns including Minchinhampton, Amberley, Slad, Bisley, Woodchester, Painswick, Chalford, Thrupp, Brimscombe and Nailsworth

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Minchinhampton - Amberley - Slad - Bisley - Woodchester - Painswick - Chalford - Thrupp - Nailsworth

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