A History of the County of Gloucester ― The Vale of Gloucester

This volume contain accounts of thirteen ancient parishes north and west of Gloucester, completing the county history to the west of the river Severn. Eight of the parishes formed a block of land crossed by the river Leadon, one of the Severn's major tributaries, immediately to the north-west of Gloucester: Ashleworth, Bulley, Hartpury, Lassington, Maisemore, Rudford and Highleadon, Tibberton, and Upleadon. The history of this predominantly agricultural area has been influenced by its proximity to Gloucester and by the growth of the city in the twentieth century. The volume also includes the riverine parishes of Minsterworth and Elmore on the opposite banks of the Severn to the west of Gloucester, as well as Norton and Sandhurst to the east of the Severn north of the city. Twyning, located between the rivers Severn and Avon north of Tewkesbury, is also covered.