Randwick (England)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Randwick (England)
Other forms of name
nne Randwick (Gloucestershire)
Coordinates
-2.25 -2.25 51.7667 51.7667 (gooearth )
W0021505 W0021505 N0514533 N0514533 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 157178220
Wikidata: Q7292041
Library of congress: n 85286672
OCoLC: oca01703232
Sources of Information
  • Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999(Randwick, Glos.; village, 2m/3km NW of Stroud)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 51°45ʹ33ʺN 002°15ʹ05ʺW)
  • Randwick Historical Association website, viewed 30 November 2017:home p. (Randwick, Gloucestershire, UK) history p. (the village lies two miles north-west of the Gloucestershire town of Stroud in a small valley high on the northern slope of the River Frome on the Cotswold escarpment; the hill-top above the village is crowned by Randwick Wood and is the site of an ancient dyke, tumuli and long barrow; there are several ancient tracks and the older buildings date back to the 14th century)
  • Tidings, May 2015:t.p. (Randwick) back p. (Randwick, Stroud, Glos.)
  • Pollard, E. Randwick and Roundabout, 1986.
  • Bath. gaze., 1977(Randwick, Glou.)
  • Muni. yrbk, 1986(Randwick, Gloucestershire)

Wikipedia description:

Randwick is a village in the civil parish of Randwick and Westrip, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It borders the market town of Stroud. It is known locally for its folk traditions such as the Randwick Wap, a celebration of May Day, and its annual pantomime.

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