Slad
Slad is a village in Gloucestershire, England, in the Slad Valley about 2 miles from Stroud on the B4070 road from Stroud to Birdlip. Slad was the home of Laurie Lee, whose novel Cider with Rosie is a description of growing up in the village from his arrival at the age of three in 1917.
- Type: Village with 388 residents
- Description: village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Slad, Gloucestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill and Lypiatt Park.
Lypiatt Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Snows Farm Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Painswick and Stroud.
Painswick
Town
Photo: Jongleur100, Public domain.
Bowbridge
Suburb
Slad
- Category: locality
- Location: Painswick, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76383° or 51° 45′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.18739° or 2° 11′ 15″ west
Population
388
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Open location code
9C3VQR77+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Slad” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Slad”
- French: “Slad”
- Irish: “Slad”
- Polish: “Slad”
- Swedish: “Slad”
- Welsh: “Slad”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Elcombe and High Wood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Holy Trinity Church and Worgans Wood.
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