Gloucester, the county town of Gloucestershire, is a city of Roman origin, founded in AD 48 as Glevum. A few of the Roman artefacts found in the city are on display in a glass case on the high street. Gloucester is situated on the River Severn in the South West of England, close to the Welsh border and the Norman castle town of Chepstow. The city's main industry is in the financial and business services sector, and is the founding place of the Cheltenham & Gloucester bank. As such, the city boasts excellent shopping; with two dedicated shopping centres, the "Kings Walk Shopping Centre" and the "Gloucester Quays Outlet Centre", as well as a pedestrianised city centre. There is a good selection of both small independent shops and larger chains, as well as an indoor market, coffee shops, numerous restaurants, and traditional pubs. The Peel Centre also offers a large Toys 'R' Us, a Hobbycraft and a cinema.
Gloucester is a waterfront city and a port, because of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, which links Gloucester's docks to the Severn Estuary. The docks have undergone extensive renovation since the 1980s and are now a public space, housing the National Waterways Museum.
Gloucester Cathedral, located by the river, was built on the foundation of the Abbey of Saint Peter, in 681. King Edward II and Walter de Lacy are buried there. The cloisters of the cathedral were used as the film set for corridor scenes in the Harry Potter saga. The city features many medieval and Tudor gabled and timbered houses, as well as the "New Inn" public house on Northgate Street, which was built in 1450 to rest the pilgrims of King Edward II's shrine. The pub has large external galleries and courtyards.
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Shurdington Road
Brockworth
Gloucester, GL3 4PU
23 - 51 Winterstoke Road
Gloucester, BS3 2NP
Viney Hill
Lydney
Gloucester, GL15 4LZ
146a
Barnwood Rd
Gloucester, GL4 3JT
Lawn Garage
Barnwood Rd
Gloucester, GL4 3HA
81 Bristol Rd
Quedgeley
Gloucester, GL2 4NE
Old Forge
Ross Rd
Gloucester, GL19 3DZ
34 Keats Av
Podsmead
Gloucester, GL2 5BQ
Severnvale Business Centre
Bristol Road
Gloucester, GL2 4PF
Unit 2.5
Barnwood Point
Gloucester, GL4 3HX
The Coach House Church Ln
The Leigh
Gloucester, GL19
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