Gloucester

Gloucester is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border, and in the River Severn.


Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire, and is the 46th largest City in England. In 2003 the city proper had a population of 110,207.


It is located on the eastern bank of the River Severn, 114 miles west-north-west of London. It is sheltered by the Cotswolds to the east, while the Forest of Dean and the Malvern Hills rise prominently to the west and north-west, respectively.


Gloucester is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary, allowing larger ships to reach the docks than would be possible on the tidal reaches of the river itself. The wharfs, warehouses and the docks themselves fell into considerable disrepair until their renovation in the 1980s. They now form a public open space. Some warehouses now house the National Waterways Museum, others were converted into luxury residential apartments, shops and bars. Additionally, the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum is located in the Custom House. The port still houses the most inland RNLI Lifeboat in the UK.


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