Yate, the Glossary
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109 relations: A432 road, Acton Turville, Avon (county), Bad Salzdetfurth, Bath, Somerset, BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC West, Beeching cuts, Birmingham New Street railway station, Brimsham Green School, Bristol, Bristol and Gloucester Railway, Bristol Parkway railway station, Bristol Post, Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Cam and Dursley railway station, Casualty (TV series), Celestine (mineral), Census in the United Kingdom, Ceremonial counties of England, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury, Civil parish, Coal, Coalpit Heath, Codrington, Gloucestershire, Cole Skuse, Cotswolds, Cribbs Causeway, Dodington, Gloucestershire, Domesday Book, Downend, South Gloucestershire, Dual carriageway, Emersons Green, England, FA Women's National League, Filton, First West of England, Frenchay, Genieri, GLOSS FM, Gloucestershire, Great Western Railway (train operating company), Greatest Hits Radio South West, Gun turret, Harry Potter, Heart West, Historic counties of England, History of Anglo-Saxon England, ... Expand index (59 more) »
- Radburn design housing estates
- Towns in Gloucestershire
A432 road
The A432 is a road running from Bristol to Old Sodbury.
Acton Turville
Acton Turville is a parish in the Cotswold Edge ward within South Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Acton Turville are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
Avon (county)
Avon was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996.
Bad Salzdetfurth
is a town on the banks of the River Lamme in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Bath, Somerset
Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths.
BBC Cymru Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Wales.
BBC Radio Bristol
BBC Radio Bristol is the BBC's local radio station serving the cities of Bristol and Bath and the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
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BBC West
BBC West is one of the BBC's English Regions serving Bristol, the majority of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire; northern and eastern Somerset and northeastern Dorset.
Beeching cuts
The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain in the 1960s.
Birmingham New Street railway station
Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street station, is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England, and a central hub of the British railway system.
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Brimsham Green School
Brimsham Green School is a comprehensive secondary school in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England.
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Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.
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Bristol and Gloucester Railway
The Bristol and Gloucester Railway was a railway company opened in 1844 to run services between Bristol and Gloucester.
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Bristol Parkway railway station
Bristol Parkway, on the South Wales Main Line, serves the villages of Stoke Gifford and Harry Stoke in South Gloucestershire, England.
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Bristol Post
The Bristol Post is a city/regional five-day-a-week (formerly appearing six days per week) newspaper covering news in the city of Bristol, including stories from the whole of Greater Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Bristol Temple Meads railway station
Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England.
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Cam and Dursley railway station
Cam and Dursley railway station is a railway station serving the large village of Cam and the market town of Dursley in Gloucestershire, England.
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Casualty (TV series)
Casualty (stylised as CASUAL+Y since 1997) is a British medical drama series that is broadcast on BBC One.
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Celestine (mineral)
Celestine (the IMA-accepted name) or celestite is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate (SrSO).
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Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 (during the Second World War), Ireland in 1921/Northern Ireland in 1931, and Scotland in 2021.
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Ceremonial counties of England
Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.
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Charfield
Charfield is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, south-west of Wotton-under-Edge near the Little Avon River and the villages of Falfield and Cromhall. Yate and Charfield are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Chipping Sodbury are south Gloucestershire District and towns in Gloucestershire.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.
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Coalpit Heath
Coalpit Heath is a small village in the civil parish of Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, south of Yate and east of Frampton Cotterell.
Codrington, Gloucestershire
Codrington is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, situated alongside the B4465 road. It is in Dodington parish, and was formerly in the civil parish of Wapley-cum-Codrington in the hundred of Grumbald's Ash. It had one pub, the Wishing Well, which was formerly the Codrington Arms. The pub was linked to the Codrington Family, who used to be based at Codrington Court before moving to nearby Dodington Park.
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Cole Skuse
Cole Skuse (born 29 March 1986) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds is a region of central South West England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper River Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham.
Cribbs Causeway
Cribbs Causeway is both a road in South Gloucestershire, England, running north of the city of Bristol, and the adjacent area which is notable for its out-of-town shopping and leisure facilities. Yate and Cribbs Causeway are south Gloucestershire District.
Dodington, Gloucestershire
Dodington is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Dodington, Gloucestershire are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
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Domesday Book
Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.
Downend, South Gloucestershire
Downend is a residential suburb of Greater Bristol, England, the housing stock is typically terraced Victorian, 1930s and 1950s semi-detached and detached. Yate and Downend, South Gloucestershire are south Gloucestershire District.
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Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway (BrE) or a divided highway (AmE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE).
Emersons Green
Emersons Green is a parish in the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire, sitting 7 miles northeast of Bristol, England. Yate and Emersons Green are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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FA Women's National League
The FA Women's National League, formerly WFA National League and FA Women's Premier League (WPL), is a group of six football divisions which was run by the English Football Association until 2014 when it changed to become an FA branded league run by an independent elected management committee.
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Filton
Filton is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, north of Bristol. Yate and Filton are civil parishes in Gloucestershire, south Gloucestershire District and towns in Gloucestershire.
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First West of England
First West of England First West of England Limited formerly First Somerset & Avon Limited formerly First Bristol Buses Limited formerly Bristol Omnibus Company Limited formerly Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company Limited is a bus operator providing services in Bristol, Bath, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Wiltshire.
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Frenchay
Frenchay is a village in the north east of the city of Bristol.
Genieri
Genieri is a village in mid-central Gambia.
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GLOSS FM
GLOSS FM was an online community radio station in the United Kingdom, broadcasting to Thornbury and District, South Gloucestershire. Yate and GLOSS FM are south Gloucestershire District.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
Great Western Railway (train operating company)
Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise.
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Greatest Hits Radio South West
Greatest Hits Radio South West is a regional radio station serving the South West of England, as part of Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio network.
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Gun turret
A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.
Heart West
Heart West is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network.
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others.
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History of Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
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Indesit Company
Indesit Company is an Italian company based in Fabriano, Ancona.
Iron Acton
Iron Acton is a village, civil parish and former manor in South Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Iron Acton are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions".
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ITV Cymru Wales
ITV Cymru Wales is the ITV franchise for Wales.
ITV West Country
ITV West Country is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the South West England franchise area on the ITV network.
J. K. Rowling
Joanne Rowling (born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name, is a British author and philanthropist.
Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
Luckington
Luckington is a village and civil parish in the southern Cotswolds, in north-west Wiltshire, England, about west of Malmesbury.
Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.
Lynn Davies
Lynn Davies CBE (born 20 May 1942) is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump.
Malmesbury
Malmesbury is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately west of Swindon, northeast of Bristol, and north of Chippenham.
Mangotsfield
Mangotsfield is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, to the north-east of Bristol.
Mary Rand
Mary Denise Rand, MBE (née Bignal; born 10 February 1940) is a British former track and field athlete.
Mendip transmitting station
The Mendip transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on the summit of Pen Hill, part of the Mendip Hills range in Somerset, England, at above sea level.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
National Highways
National Highways (NH), formerly the Highways Agency and later formerly Highways England, is a government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England.
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
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Northavon
Northavon was a district in the English county of Avon from 1974 to 1996. Yate and Northavon are south Gloucestershire District.
Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Old Sodbury
Old Sodbury is a small village and former civil parish in the valley of the River Frome just below and to the west of the Cotswold escarpment and to the east of Chipping Sodbury and Yate, now in the parish of Sodbury, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England.
Operation Bolero
Operation Bolero was the commonly used reference for the code name of the United States military troop buildup in the United Kingdom during World War II in preparation for the initial cross-channel invasion plan known as Operation Roundup, to be implemented in mid-1943, or for its lesser contingency alternative, Operation Sledgehammer, to be executed in the fall of 1942 in the event of German setbacks or to ease Axis pressure on the Eastern Front.
Oxford Archaeology
Oxford Archaeology (OA, trading name of Oxford Archaeology Limited) is one of the largest and longest-established independent archaeology and heritage practices in Europe, operating from three permanent offices in Oxford, Lancaster and Cambridge, and working across the UK.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.
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Parnall
Parnall was a British aircraft manufacturer that evolved from a wood-working company before the First World War to a significant designer of military and civil aircraft into the 1940s.
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Pat Phoenix
Patricia Phoenix (born Patricia Frederica Manfield; 26 November 1923 – 17 September 1986) was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role as Elsie Tanner, an original cast member of Coronation Street, a role which she portrayed from its first episode in 1960 until she quit the role in 1984.
Poorhouse
A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy.
Pucklechurch
Pucklechurch is a civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, the main settlement of which is the large village of Pucklechurch. Yate and Pucklechurch are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
Radburn design housing
Radburn design housing (also called Radburn housing, Radburn design, Radburn principle, or Radburn concept) is a concept for planned housing estates, based upon a design that was originally used in the community of Radburn within Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States. Yate and Radburn design housing are Radburn design housing estates.
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Ram Hill
Ram Hill is a hamlet in the civil parish of Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England.
Rangeworthy
Rangeworthy is a semi-rural farming village in South Gloucestershire, England, nearby communities include Falfield and Charfield. Yate and Rangeworthy are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Sherston, Wiltshire
Sherston is a village and civil parish about west of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Smooth Radio (2014)
Smooth Radio is a network of local radio stations broadcasting on FM and DAB in the United Kingdom.
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South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Yate and South Gloucestershire are south Gloucestershire District.
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The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales.
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St Nicholas L.F.C.
St Nicholas Football Club Ladies were a women's association football team based in South Gloucestershire, England.
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Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West is a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Swindon, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, North Somerset and Herefordshire, in the West of England.
Strontium
Strontium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sr and atomic number 38.
Sugar beet
A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production.
Ted Ray (born Charles Olden; 21 November 1905 – 8 November 1977) was an English comedian of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, on radio and television.
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Tetbury
Tetbury is a town and civil parish inside the Cotswold district in Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Tetbury are civil parishes in Gloucestershire and towns in Gloucestershire.
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The Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa.
Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency)
Thornbury and Yate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 election by Claire Young, a member of the Liberal Democrats. Yate and Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency) are south Gloucestershire District.
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Tormarton
Tormarton is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Tormarton are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Wenvoe transmitting station
The Wenvoe transmitting station, officially known as Arqiva Wenvoe, is the main facility for broadcasting and telecommunications for South Wales and the West Country.
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Westerleigh
Westerleigh is a clustered village in the civil parish of Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath (which includes Henfield) in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, it contains sources of the Frome and has an endpoint of the Frome Valley Walkway.
WESTlink (on-demand bus)
WESTlink is a demand-responsive bus service provided by the West of England Combined Authority in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and parts of Somerset.
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Westonbirt Arboretum
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is an arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, about southwest of the town of Tetbury.
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Wickwar
Wickwar is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, located between Yate and Charfield. Yate and Wickwar are civil parishes in Gloucestershire.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-under-Edge is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Yate and Wotton-under-Edge are civil parishes in Gloucestershire and towns in Gloucestershire.
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Yate Park and Ride
Yate Park and Ride is a park and ride facility located off the A432 road on the edge of Yate.
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Yate railway station
Yate railway station serves the town of Yate in South Gloucestershire, in south west England.
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Yate Town F.C.
Yate Town Football Club is a football club based in Yate, Gloucestershire, England.
See also
Radburn design housing estates
- Abbeydale and Abbeymead
- Airds, New South Wales
- Alwyn Sheppard Fidler
- Brookside, Telford
- Bryndwr
- Castle Vale
- Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory
- Clarence Stein
- Collydean
- Dogsthorpe
- Glenrothes
- Housing NSW
- Knowle West
- Letchworth
- Milgate Park Estate
- Orchard Park Estate
- Paul Ritter (architect)
- Philip Cox
- Radburn design housing
- Radburn, New Jersey
- Redditch
- St Ann's, Nottingham
- Stevenage
- The Meadows, Nottingham
- Water Eaton, Milton Keynes
- Westmount Subdivision
- Woodside, Telford
- Yate
Towns in Gloucestershire
- Berkeley, Gloucestershire
- Bradley Stoke
- Cheltenham
- Chipping Campden
- Chipping Sodbury
- Cinderford
- Cirencester
- Coleford, Gloucestershire
- Dursley
- Fairford
- Filton
- Gloucester
- Kingswood, South Gloucestershire
- Lechlade
- Lechlade-on-Thames
- Lydney
- Minchinhampton
- Mitcheldean
- Moreton-in-Marsh
- Nailsworth
- Newent
- Northleach
- Painswick
- Patchway
- Quedgeley
- Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stroud
- Tetbury
- Tewkesbury
- Thornbury, Gloucestershire
- Winchcombe
- Wotton-under-Edge
- Yate
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yate
Also known as Abbotswood, Yate, Ladden, Yate Rocks, Yate, Gloucestershire, Yeate.
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