In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spoonbed like this:
SPOONBED, a tything in Painswick parish, Gloucestershire; adjacent to Painswick. Real property, £2,850. Pop., 669. Houses, 168. S. hill is crowned with a Roman camp; was held by Earl Godwin in 1052, and by the royalists in 1643; and commands an extensive view of the Severn's valley.
Additional information about this locality is available for Painswick
Spoonbed through time
Spoonbed is now part of Stroud district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stroud has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spoonbed itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spoonbed, in Stroud and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25046
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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