Stow-on-the-Wold

Stow-on-the-Wold
Market Square
Stow-on-the-Wold is located in Gloucestershire
Stow-on-the-Wold
Stow-on-the-Wold
Location within Gloucestershire
Population2,042 (2011 Census)[1]
Civil parish
  • Stow-on-the-Wold
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHELTENHAM
Postcode districtGL54
Dialling code01451
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°55′48″N 01°43′21″W / 51.93000°N 1.72250°W / 51.93000; -1.72250

Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, on top of an 800-foot (244 m) hill at the junction of main roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way (A429), which is of Roman origin. The town was founded by Norman lords to absorb trade from the roads converging there. Fairs have been held by royal charter since 1330; a horse fair is still held on the edge of town nearest to Oddington in May and October each year.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.