Stroud
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Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021.
Stroud from the air
High Street, the main shopping street
Kite aerial photo of Stroud Leisure Centre
Kite aerial photograph of the restoration of the walled garden at the Museum in the Park.
Market town
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A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural towns with a hinterland of villages are still commonly called market towns, as sometimes reflected in their names.
The market square of Shrewsbury, an English market town
The market square (Marktplatz) of Wittenberg, a marked town in Germany
Market cross in a market, French, c.1400
Modern market hall in Frankfurt-Höchst, where the market dates back to at least 1356