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Leonard Stanley (or Stanley St Leonard), par. and vil., Gloucestershire, 3½ miles SW. of Stroud, 1189 ac., pop. 775; P.O.; was formerly a corporate borough and a place of considerable importance, but was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1686.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Leonard Stanley AP/CP Gloucestershire AncC |
Place names: | LEONARD STANLEY | LEONARD STANLEY OR STANLEY ST LEONARD | STANLEY ST LEONARD |
Place: | Leonard Stanley |
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