Nailsworth
| Nailsworth | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Stroud | |
| Postcode district | GL6 | |
| Dialling code | 01453 | |
| Police | Gloucestershire | |
| Fire | Gloucestershire | |
| Ambulance | South Western | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Nailsworth is a town and
History
Nailsworth in ancient times was a settlement at the confluence of the
In the modern era, Nailsworth was a small mill town and centre for brewing.[3] It was connected directly to the UK national rail network between 1867 and 1947, as the terminus of the Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway.
Amenities
These days Nailsworth is visited in the summer by walkers. It holds a farmers' market every fourth Saturday in the month. Local events such as the market and the Nailsworth Festival are still announced by a town crier.[4]
Over the past decade the small town centre has been reinvigorated.[5] Besides numerous restaurants and cafes, it now contains a number of shops, including bakers, a delicatessen with a fishmonger, a hardware store, butchers, craft shops, bookshops, art galleries and a gardening shop. Nailsworth is a Fairtrade Town and twinned with the French town of Lèves, with which it enjoys an exchange visit in alternate years.
Nailsworth remains connected by regular public transport; it is the terminus of the hourly Stagecoach Gold bus route 63 from Gloucester via Stroud.[6]
St George's Church
Built on the higher ground at the centre of town, St George's was consecrated in November 1900. Before 1895, the Church of England had provided for Nailsworth through several neighbouring parishes.
Three of the
Christ Church and Tabernacle Church
In 1837, the
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This mainly covers Nailsworth, but also stretches south to Horsley. The total ward population at the 2011 census was 6,614.[10]
Twinned
Nailsworth is twinned with Lèves, France. On November 27, 2019, Nailsworth signed a Friendship Agreement with the Village of Perry, New York, United States of America.
Sport and recreation
Media
Local TV coverage is provided by
Notable people
In birth order:
- Mary Deverell (1731–1805), sermon writer, poet and playwright, died here.
- Joseph Edkins (1823–1905), translator and missionary to China, was born here.
- W. H. Davies (1871–1940), Newport-born tramp poet, lived here from the mid-1920s until his death.
- John Furnival (1933–2020), artist of visual and concrete poetry who lived most of his life near Nailsworth.[14]
- Michael Bichard, Baron Bichard (born 1947), civil servant, is from Nailsworth.
- Pete Reed (born 1981), Olympic rower, was brought up in Nailsworth.
See also
References
- ^ "Nailsworth". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Nailsworth Town Hall". Heritage Open Days. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Nailsworth: "Economic History". British History Online pp. 211–215".
- ^ Community site. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ 20 pagetitle=The-Town Community site. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "63 - Gloucester - Forest Green via Whiteshill & Stroud".
- ^ Anglican Nailsworth. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "About St George's". St Georges Nailsworth. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ British History Online, accessed July 16 2008.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Freeview Light on the Nailsworth (Gloucestershire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Freeview Light on the Stroud (Gloucestershire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Stroud News and Journal". British Papers. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
External links
- Nailsworth Town Council web site
- BBC archive film of Nailsworth from 1985
- Stroud Voices (Nailsworth filter) – oral history site
- Trout Farm (1955) from British Pathé at YouTube
- Nailsworth at Curlie
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