Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
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Stonehouse is a town in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire in southwestern England.
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Clockwise from top-left: Nutshell Bridge on the Stroudwater Navigation, town high street, Church of St Cyr, Stonehouse railway station | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 7,591 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO805055 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STONEHOUSE |
Postcode district | GL10 |
Dialling code | 01453 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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The town centre is 2.5 miles east of the M5 motorway, junction 13. Stonehouse railway station has a regular train service to London.
The town is situated approximately 9 miles south of Gloucester city centre and 3.5 miles west of central Stroud, though following recent development it is partially contiguous with the Ebley district of Stroud. It includes the sub-villages of Bridgend (to the south) and Ryeford (to the east).