a town of England, county of Gloucester, stands on the southern slope of Sponebed Hill, near the Slade Water, 6 miles S. of Gloucester. It is irregularly built, and has an old church, several other places of worship, schools, and benevolent institutions. A large number of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of woollen cloth; and freestone quarries are worked in the vicinity. Many Roman coins and antiquities have been found in the neighbourhood. Pop. of parish, 3464.