In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elkstone like this:
ELKSTONE, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; near Ermine-street, 7½ miles NNW of Cirencester r. station. Post town, Brimpsfield, under Stroud. Acres, 2, 058. Real property, £2, 261. Pop., 320. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. Stone is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £360.* Patron, the Hon. R. K. Craven. The church is very ancient, but good; is partly early English; and has a fine Norman door.
Elkstone through time
Elkstone is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elkstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elkstone, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10639
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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