In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Prinknash Park like this:
PRINKNASH PARK, an extra-parochial tract, in the district and county of Gloucester; 2 miles N of Painswick. Acres, 300. Real property, £490. Pop., 17. House, 1. The house was the country seat of the abbots of Gloucester; gave entertainment to Henry VIII.; passed to the Bridgmans and the Howells; is now the seat of J. Ackers, Esq.; includes an ancient chapel; and was recently well-restored.
Prinknash Park through time
Prinknash Park is now part of Stroud district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stroud has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Prinknash Park itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Prinknash Park, in Stroud and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11107
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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