Place:Cainscross, Gloucestershire, England

Cainscross was created as a civil parish in 1894 out of the eastern part of the parish of Stonehouse and the western part of the parish of Stroud. It was abolished in 1936 and split between the parishes of Stroud and King's Stanley. On being establised as a civil parish it became an integral part of the Stroud Rural District.

Prior to 1894 Cainscross had existed ecclesiastically as a chapelry within the parishes of Stonehouse, Stroud, and Randwick. The change in status followed an increase of population in this area to the north of Bristol. The alteration in 1936 was in response to the the greater urbanization of the towns of Stroud and Stonehouse.

Reference

• Data on Cainscross from A Vision of Britain through Time.
• The website British History Online provides eight chapters out of at least eleven of the Victoria County History Series on Gloucestershire. Some of these are outlines of topics concerning the whole county, others contain descriptions of cities, towns and villages of varying sizes throughout the area.
• Brett Langston's Registration Districts in Gloucestershire follows the history of registration district provision in Gloucestershire from its inception in 1837 through to the present day.
• GENUKI has a brief overall guide to various sources of information for the county.
• The FamilySearch Wiki on Gloucestershire provides information similar to that in GENUKI.
• Gloucestershire Archives for older sources such as pre-1837 parish registers and other contemporary documents. Address: Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, England GL1 3DW