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Nailsworth is a town in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds. It has a population of around 6,600 people (2005) and lies on the A46 road. Nailsworth was only a chapelry and not a parish until 1892 when it was formed from parts of the older Avening, Horsley and Minchinhampton parishes. It then became an urban district from 1894. In 1974 it became part of the administrative area known as the Cotswold District. In ancient times it was a settlement at the confluence of the Avening Valley and the Woodchester Valley, on the Nailsworth Stream; among many notable historic buildings of medieval times in the area notable are Beverston Castle and Owlpen Manor. In the modern era Nailsworth was a small mill town and centre for brewing. It was connected directly to the UK national rail network between 1867 and 1947 with a station that was the terminus of the Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway. [edit] Registration DistrictsStroud (1837 - 2006)
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