http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/ Stroud News and Journal /li/townguides/ en-gb Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59:24 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59:24 +0000 http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/resources/images/544341/?type=rsslogo http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/ http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/1038853.Minchinhampton_/ Minchinhampton is one of the Cotswold's lesser-known gems. Partially surrounded by some of the most beautiful common land in England, cows and horses roam free, and wild orchids and cowslips still flourish. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:45:00 +0000 da485b79f915781ffa74018ab9075852 http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/1038846.Nailsworth_/ The old woollen merchants who left their mark on so much of the Cotswolds, must surely haunt Nailsworth as almost no other town. It was an important centre for clothiers, and many mills line the waterway that runs through it. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:44:00 +0000 132e282cdfe209683e65848c94b04f9f http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/1038832.Stonehouse/ Stonehouse must have been a fair sight when William the Conqueror's Domesday Book was written in 1086. For there, surrounded by lovely countryside, was a manor house built in stone - quite different from the many wattle and daub buildings that were normally found. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:42:00 +0000 c94250b95dd7636eb8a7f8f02afc65a3 http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/1038841.Painswick/ Painswick's churchyard is one of the most beautiful in England, famed for its yew trees which date back over 200 years. Indeed some were planted as long ago as 1714. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:42:00 +0000 58db5ee30124ba5b8813dd9110b8108b http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/1038820.Stroud/ When Laurie Lee wrote of his childhood in the Slad Valley, just outside Stroud, he immortalised this corner of England, and brought it to the attention of the wider world. People have continued to flock here ever since. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:39:00 +0000 7c8424def74255429afaedadabd8b20d http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/745758.Stroud_/ When Laurie Lee wrote of his childhood in the Slad Valley, just outside Stroud, he immortalised this corner of England, and brought it to the attention of the wider world. People have continued to flock here ever since. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:43:00 +0100 a13fdd8702941b81c2d885a6fa254f9a http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/745750.Stonehouse_/ Stonehouse must have been a fair sight when William the Conqueror's Domesday Book was written in 1086. For there, surrounded by lovely countryside, was a manor house built in stone - quite different from the many wattle and daub buildings that were normally found. And so the area was named "Stanhus" in the great book. Today, that name has little changed: from Stanhus to Stonehouse. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:39:00 +0100 f9c67a8d35882b5e235112c2dee3c9a3 http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/745743.Painswick__/ Painswick's churchyard is one of the most beautiful in England, famed for its yew trees which date back over 200 years. Indeed some were planted as long ago as 1714. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:37:00 +0100 632c159035a0e36d901ae7598a30c6e5 http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/li/townguides/745739.Nailsworth_/ The old woollen merchants who left their mark on so much of the Cotswolds, must surely haunt Nailsworth as almost no other town. It was an important centre for clothiers, and many mills line the waterway that runs through it. Hopefully, they would be reassured bythe good use their factories have been put to. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:34:00 +0100 806babdeb30cda813dd906dfc9a3ff19