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Gloucester

UK Place
Demography
Population123205
Administration
Districts of EnglandGloucester
Shire countyGloucestershire
Ceremonial countyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West England
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townGLOUCESTER
Postcode districtGL1-4 GL
Dialling code01452
UK ParliamentGloucester

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Gloucester (c-enEn-gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately 32 mi (51.5 km) north-east of Bristol, and 45 mi (72.4 km) south-southwest of Birmingham.

Gloucester was founded in AD 96 by the Romans under Emperor Nerva as Colonia Glevum Nervensis, and was granted its first charter in 1155 by King Henry II. Economically, the city is dominated by the service industries, and has a strong financial and business sector, being home to the bank Cheltenham & Gloucester and historically was prominent in the aerospace industry.

Gloucester Video

Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2009 video highlights from www.soglos.com - filmed on Monday 25 May 2009. Every year daring competitors throw themselves down a death-defyingly steep hill in Gloucestershire, England, in a bid to win a coveted Double Gloucester cheese, and this year's event was no different - with a number of competitors incurring injuries. Local cheese rolling legend Chris Anderson won 2 of the 5 races on the day, and can be seen in the video sporting his usual bright green top and flying past the camera.
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Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2008 video from www.soglos.com - Death-defying clips from the 2008 Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake, where every year fearless competitors from around the world tumble down an almost vertical hill in Gloucester, UK, chasing an 8lb Double Gloucester Cheese. It can never really be caught as it reaches breakneck speeds but the first person to cross the line at the bottom of the hill wins the coveted cheese. Thousands of spectators turned up to watch again this year, and there were also a few of the usual injuries. Thankfully St John's Ambulances were on hand to whisk the casualties away to the local hospital. See http to find out more.
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Cheese Rolling 2007 video highlights from www.soglos.com -. A collection of head-over-heels video clips from the 2007 Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake. Every year daring competitors throw themselves down an almost vertical hill in Gloucester, UK, chasing an 8lb Double Gloucester Cheese. It can never really be caught as it reaches breakneck speeds but the first person to cross the line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. Thousands of spectators turn out for the event each year and, unsurprisingly, there are usually a good few injuries. Thankfully St John's Ambulances are on hand to whisk the casualties away to the local hospital. See http for full details.
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Took this video of my fishing buddy John Grassi catching this beauty off the coast of Gloucester Massachusetts on September 7th. The captain (the guy with the gaff) has been fishing for 15 years and never seen an Ocean catfish this big. weighed in at 45 pounds. caught a lot of haddock to! www.tailrope.com
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The choristers sing a Christmas Carol
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The referee didn't see this. Dreadful!
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Cheese rolling in Gloucester, the annual festival of nutters throwing themselves down a stupidly steep hill in pursuit of a block of cheese!
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in Gloucester Township, Camden County talking about the Teachers Union and Educating Children in New Jersey
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Officials in the economically depressed village of Gloucester, Mass. believe a group of girls, all under the age of 16, made a secret pact to get pregnant at the same time. Michelle Miller reports.
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More police on beat in Gloucestershire - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--But -Gloucestershire- Police Federation said the force now faced a new challenge with a "disenchanted" workforce, unhappy at the changes. The structure of the constabulary has been under review since 2009. The changes, which wi - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:19:11 GMT+00:00
NJ teen sentenced for potentially dangerous pranks - Westport-News Tweet this news
Westport-News--The teen admitted dialing 911 in October and telling authorities he was inside a closet at a restaurant in -Gloucester- County because a gunman was going from room to room shooting customers. Officers from a half dozen police departments ar - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:48:28 GMT+00:00
Gloucester High's Honor Society inducts 48 - Gloucester Daily Times Tweet this news
Gloucester Daily Times--By Times Staff Forty-eight students were inducted into -Gloucester- High School's chapter of the National Honor Society during a ceremony Tuesday night. The society's officers took part in the candle-lighting ceremony to - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:13:41 GMT+00:00
Gloucestershire brook flood scheme consultation starts - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--A consultation is being held on a scheme to reduce flood risk in a part of -Gloucestershire- hit by the 2007 floods. More than 160 homes in Tuffley were flooded by Daniels Brook. The flood prevention scheme is due to be carried out this summer b - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:25:22 GMT+00:00
Rugby column by ex-Gloucester captain and coach Keith Richardson - Gloucestershire Gazette Tweet this news
Gloucestershire Gazette--There are all sorts of statistics attached to -Gloucester's- dreadful loss at Harlequins, but 53-15 probably tells us most of the story. The opponents scored seven tries and this was the heaviest defeat for the Cherry and Whi - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:15:00 GMT+00:00
Alan Tait reveals it's all change at Falcons - ChronicleLive Tweet this news
ChronicleLive--FALCONS boss Alan Tait has revealed there will be changes to his Newcastle side on Saturday, as they prepare for the Aviva Premiership trip to -Gloucester-. The Kingsholm clash is their fourth consecutive road trip, ... - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:37:31 GMT+00:00
Health officials urge testing for local water wells - Gloucester Daily Times Tweet this news
Gloucester Daily Times--By Francis X. Quinn Staff Writer For residents who rely on one of the more than 600 private drinking water wells around the city, the -Gloucester- Health Department recommends paying prudent attention to the findings of recent stat - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:30:09 GMT+00:00
66-year-old letter finally arrives in Gloucester - WHDH-TV Tweet this news
WHDH-TV---GLOUCESTER-, Mass. -- Better late than never is the case for a 66-year-old letter that finally arrived in -Gloucester-. “I don't think anybody has opened that since 1945,” said Tom O'Keefe. It landed in the hands of Tom O'Keef - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:52:50 GMT+00:00
Homes damaged in Whitsunday mudslide - ABC Online Tweet this news
ABC Online--The landslip happened on -Gloucester- Avenue at Hideaway Bay, just after 3:00am (AEST). Authorities says one house has been badly damaged and several others have mud through them. No-one has been injured but emergency crews are still on the sc - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:01:42 GMT+00:00
IDF targeted building in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Gloucester - Algemeiner Tweet this news
Algemeiner--For the aspiring Muslim mass-murderer, there's no better place to carry out his “marvelous act of glorious martyrdom” (the description from the official television channel of the “moderate” Palestinian Authority) than the Central - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:37:35 GMT+00:00

Crime rates in Gloucester (per 1000 population) 2005-2006>
Crime rates in Gloucester (per 1000 population) 2005-2006
Statistics :
Offence Locally Nationally
Robbery 2.81 1.85
Theft of a motor vehicle 4.60 4.04
Theft from a motor vehicle 11.11 9.59
Sexual offences 2.04 1.17
Violence against a person 29.23 19.97
Burglary 6.59 5.67

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Districts of South West England

DevonEast Devon * Exeter * Mid Devon * North Devon * South Hams * Teignbridge * Torridge * West Devon
DorsetChristchurch * East Dorset * North Dorset * Purbeck * West Dorset * Weymouth and Portland
GloucestershireCheltenham * Cotswold * Forest of Dean * Gloucester * Stroud * Tewkesbury
SomersetMendip * Sedgemoor * South Somerset * Taunton Deane * West Somerset
Unitary authoritiesBath and North East Somerset * Bournemouth * Bristol * Cornwall * Isles of Scilly * North Somerset * Plymouth * Poole * South Gloucestershire * Swindon * Torbay * Wiltshire

Places with city status in the United Kingdom

EnglandBath * Birmingham * Bradford * Brighton & Hove * Bristol * Cambridge * Canterbury * Carlisle * Chester * Chichester * Coventry * Derby * Durham * Ely * Exeter * Gloucester * Hereford * Kingston upon Hull * Lancaster * Leeds * Leicester * Lichfield * Lincoln * Liverpool * City of London * Manchester * Newcastle upon Tyne * Norwich * Nottingham * Oxford * Peterborough * Plymouth * Portsmouth * Preston * Ripon * St Albans * Salford * Salisbury * Sheffield * Southampton * Stoke-on-Trent * Sunderland * Truro * Wakefield * Wells * Westminster * Winchester * Wolverhampton * Worcester * York
ScotlandAberdeen * Dundee * Edinburgh * Glasgow * Inverness * Stirling
WalesBangor * Cardiff * Newport * St David's * Swansea
Northern IrelandArmagh * Belfast * Derry * Lisburn * Newry

Settlements on the River Severn between Bewdley and Gloucester (heading downstream)

Bewdley * Stourport * Areley Kings * Worcester * Kempsey * Upton-upon-Severn * Ryall * Tewkesbury * Deerhurst * Gloucester

Settlements on the River Severn between Gloucester and Bristol (heading downstream)|Severn from Gloucester to Bristol

Gloucester * Minsterworth * Newnham * Frampton * Sharpness * Lydney * Berkeley * Shepperdine * Oldbury * Chepstow * Beachley * Aust * Bristol



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