Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CATHERINE (St.)

CATHERINE (St.), a village and a parish in the district and county of Gloucester. The village is suburban to Gloucester city, within the borough, on its north side. Pop., 1,270. Houses, 233. The parish includes also the hamlets of Kingsholm and Longford; the former within the borough, the latter not. Acres, 200. Pop., 2,478. Houses, 430. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £34. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Gloucester St Catherine CP/Ch/AP       Gloucester RegD/PLU       Gloucestershire AncC
Place names: CATHERINE ST     |     ST CATHERINE
Place: Gloucester

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