Stroud

Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets, independent spirit and cafe culture.

The Subscription Rooms is a building in George Street, in the heart of the town of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, erected in 1833 under the architect Charles Baker of Painswick.The rooms provide a venue for a wide variety of entertainment and also house the Tourist Information Centre. The Beatles performed there on 31 March 1962The two-storey, detached building is Grade II listed, giving it legal protection against unauthorised alteration or demolition.

The Five Valleys are a group of valleys in Gloucestershire, England, which converge on the town of Stroud at the western edge of the Cotswolds. The Five Valleys are notable both for the landscape, which attracts visitors, and their role in industrial development of Britain starting with the wool trade in the 11th Century, and developing through cloth manufacturing in the 18th Century.

Stroud railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Stroud railway station (on the Gloucester–Swindon Golden Valley Line) was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.