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Spoonbed, Gloucestershire

Historical Description

Spoonbed, a tithing in Painswick parish, Gloucestershire, adjacent to Painswick. Spoonbed Hill has an altitude of 929 feet. It is crowned with a British camp, was held by Earl Godwin in 1052 and by the Royalists in 1643,and commands an extensive view of the valley of the Severn.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyGloucestershire 
Civil parishPainswick 
HundredBisley 
Poor Law unionStroud 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The Gloucestershire Parish Registers are available online at Ancestry, in association with Gloucestershire Archives.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Spoonbed from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Gloucestershire is available to browse.


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of the county of Gloucester, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.