Gloucester
Gloucester is a mountainous village in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Gloucester lies approximately five miles east of Freetown, and close proximity to the towns of Regent and Leicester.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Western Area, Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Gloucester, Sierra Leone”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Freetown Central Prison and Circular Road Cemetery.
Freetown Central Prison
Prison
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Freetown Central Prison, commonly known as Pademba Road Prison, is a prison on Pademba Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The prison was built to house 220 prisoners in the pre-independence era and now holds around 2,000 prisoners. Freetown Central Prison is situated 3½ km northwest of Gloucester.
Circular Road Cemetery
Cemetery
Circular Road Cemetery is a cemetery located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was opened in 1827. Urban expansion had meant that the old burial ground at the south end of Howe Street had become surrounded by houses and so could not be enlarged. Circular Road Cemetery is situated 3½ km northwest of Gloucester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leicester and Kissy.
Leicester
Village
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of Freetown. The town has an estimated population of 18,678.
Kissy
Suburb
Kissy is a neighbourhood located in the East End of the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone. It is known for its various health services, including the United Methodist Church Health and Maternity ward, as well as Kissy Mental Hospital. Kissy is situated 3½ km northeast of Gloucester.
Charlotte
Hamlet
Charlotte is a mountainous village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Charlotte is located about twenty miles outside Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. Charlotte is situated 4 km southeast of Gloucester.
Gloucester
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.4522° or 8° 27′ 8″ northLongitude
-13.2139° or 13° 12′ 50″ westElevation
405 metres (1,329 feet)Open location code
6CW8FQ2P+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 428767364OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Gloucester” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gloucester, Sierra Leone”
- Finnish: “Gloucester”
- Swedish: “Gloucester, Sierra Leone”
- Swedish: “Gloucester”
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