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Uniquely well-informed, all-encompassing and loving.' - Pam Ayres, poet

Amazing revelations about my home county.' - Adam Henson, Countryfile presenter

Did you know that Sir Peter Scott was named after Peter Pan; a Stroud man invented instant custard; and a Cotswold manor house is designed to look exactly like the Palace of Westminster?

Gloucestershire has been at the forefront of world-changing innovation throughout history, has inspired great works of literature and even has its own rhyming slang.

Join broadcaster Mark Cummings on a joyful journey exploring the Gloucestershire streets that gave us Scrooge and Long John Silver, find out where classic TV and movie scenes were filmed and feast on delicious nuggets about royalty, rock stars and rugby legends.

Walk with Mark to London in the footsteps of Dick Whittington, discover the true meaning behind Gloucestershire's quirky place names, take

Glorious Gloucestershire

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      Publisher The History Press Ltd
      Published 1 May 2024
      ISBN-13 9781803997537
      978-1803997537
      ISBN-10 1803997532
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Uniquely well-informed, all-encompassing and loving.' - Pam Ayres, poet

      Amazing revelations about my home county.' - Adam Henson, Countryfile presenter

      Did you know that Sir Peter Scott was named after Peter Pan; a Stroud man invented instant custard; and a Cotswold manor house is designed to look exactly like the Palace of Westminster?

      Gloucestershire has been at the forefront of world-changing innovation throughout history, has inspired great works of literature and even has its own rhyming slang.

      Join broadcaster Mark Cummings on a joyful journey exploring the Gloucestershire streets that gave us Scrooge and Long John Silver, find out where classic TV and movie scenes were filmed and feast on delicious nuggets about royalty, rock stars and rugby legends.

      Walk with Mark to London in the footsteps of Dick Whittington, discover the true meaning behind Gloucestershire's quirky place names, take

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