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Kingsholm

Area in Gloucester

Field	Value
official_name	Kingsholm
static_image_name	The Kingsholm Inn in Worcester Street, Gloucester - geograph.org.uk - 3710663.jpg
static_image_caption	Destiny Temple and the Kingsholm Inn, 2016.
country	England
region	South West England
population	9329
population_ref	(2021)
os_grid_reference	SO8319
coordinates
post_town	GLOUCESTER
postcode_area	GL
postcode_district	GL1
dial_code	01452
shire_district	Gloucester
shire_county	Gloucestershire
constituency_westminster	Gloucester

Kingsholm is an area of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is home to Kingsholm Stadium, which hosts Gloucester Rugby and other international matches. It is also home to a Church of England school, Kingsholm Primary School.

History

Kingsholm was the site of a Roman fort, which was built in the year 40 AD, to control a since-silted up branch of the River Severn, but was abandoned in 500 AD. The site was later the location of an Anglo-Saxon royal palace.

The area was initially heavily used for farming and manufacturing purposes. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Kingsholm featured the cities iron foundriesone later being redeveloped into Gloucestershire Archives.

Gloucester Rugby have played in Kingsholm since 1891, when the development of the stadium began.

In 1963, Kingsholm Primary School was opened.

In 2015, Kingsholm Stadium was one of the hosting stadiums of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Kingsholm and Wotton

In 2021, Kingsholm and the area of Wotton had a population of 9329. Kingsholm and Wotton is a ward in the city parish of Gloucester.

File:Kingsholm aerial - geograph-2132191.jpg|Kingsholm Stadium and its surrounding areas.

References

"Kingsholm & Wotton".
Homewood, Katy. (30 July 2019). "Premiership Grounds focus: Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester".
Stilliard, Ed. (11 October 2023). "Gloucestershire primary schools rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted".
"Kingsholm Hare and Worcester".
"Kingsholm, Gloucester- Centurions and Kings {{!}} Gloucestershire Archives".
"The Development of Kingsholm - Overview".
. (1988). ["Kingsholm C. of E. Primary School: Silver Jubilee History"](https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/206871f6-e6a0-446c-bb27-408a7d587502). *[[Gloucestershire Archives]]*.
. (2 May 2013). ["Gloucester to be World Cup venue"](https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/story/2013-05-02/gloucester-to-be-world-cup-venue/). *[[ITV (TV network)*.
"Kingsholm & Wotton - MapIt".

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