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Title: The earth and its inhabitants ..
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905 Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913 Keane, Augustus Henry, 1833-1912
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and Company
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recently renovated. About half a mile to the south of the town lies theBloody Meadow, upon which was fought, in 1471, the last battle in the War ofthe Boses. Gloucester, the capital of the county, the Glevum of the Romans, is an ancientcity. The tower of its superb cathedral rises to a height of 223 feet, and thereare other buildings interesting to the antiquary, the most remarkable being the GLOTJCESTEESHIEE. 113 New Inn, an old house for poor pilgrims, built of chestnut-wood. The towncarries on a considerable trade in agricultural produce, for it lies in the centre ofone of the most productive districts of England. By means of the BerkeleyShip Canal, which enters the estuary of the Severn 16 miles below it at Sharp-ness, vessels of 400 tons burden can reach its docks. The manufacture ofagricidtural machinery is extensively carried on. Gloucester has a mineral springin its spa grounds, now converted into a public park, but is completely rig. 63.—The Cloisters, Gloucester Cathedral.
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overshadowed as a watering-place by its more attractive neighbour CheltenhamThis favourite place of retreat of Anglo-Indians lies at the foot of the CotswoldHiUs, and on the margin of the vale of Gloucester. It is renowned for its mildand salubrious air, its delightful environs, and its chalybeate springs, reputedas an effective remedy in a variety of diseases. Fine promenadi3s, assembly-rooms, and a pump-room add to the amenities of a place which boasts of havinga lower death rate than any other town in England. But, besides being afashionable watering-place, Cheltenham has become an educational centre, whose115 114 THE BEITISH ISLES. proprietary colleges, botli for boys and girls, take a high rank, and are supplementedby numerous private schools. Stroud, to the south of Gloucester, in a valley of the Cotswolds, is one of theprincipal seats of the clothing trade of the county, an industry which employslikewise many of the inhabitants of the small towns of Bisley and Minchin-hampfon,

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