Stonehouse | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Nutshell Bridge on the Stroudwater Navigation, town high street, Church of St Cyr, Stonehouse railway station | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 7,591 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO805055 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STONEHOUSE |
Postcode district | GL10 |
Dialling code | 01453 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Stonehouse is a town in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire in southwestern England.
The town centre is 2.5 miles east of the M5 motorway, junction 13. Stonehouse railway station has a regular train service to London.
The town is situated approximately 9 miles south of Gloucester city centre and 4 miles west of central Stroud, though following recent development it is partially contiguous with the Ebley district of Stroud. It includes the sub-villages of Bridgend (to the south) and Ryeford (to the east).