In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moreton Valence like this:
MORETON-VALENCE, a parish, with a scattered Village, in Wheatenhurst district, Gloucester; on the Gloucester and Berkeley canal, 2½ miles WSW of Haresfield r. station, and 3½ NNW of Stonehouse. Posttown, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. Acres, 1,432; of which 33 are water. Real property, £3,972; of which £250 are in the canal, and £520 in railways. ...
Pop., 337. Houses, 75. The property is much subdivided. Standish House belongs to Lord Sherborne, and is occupied by R. Potter, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £85. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is chiefly later English; consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and was recently repaired. A section of the parish, which contained a pop. of 180 in 1861, is within Framilode chapelry.
Moreton Valence through time
Moreton Valence is now part of Stroud district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stroud has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moreton Valence itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moreton Valence, in Stroud and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11003
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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