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Bisley is in the Stroud or great clothing district, three miles east of Stroud. The church, which is ancient, contains numerous monuments. A common, containing 1,200 acres, was given to the poor of Bisley by Roger Mortimer, earl of March, in the reign of Edward III ; since that period this space has been much lessened by enclosure. The cloth manufacture is extensively carried on in this parish, which in 1831 contained 5,896 inhabitants. |
Old Towns is a resource of 19th century English historical data, extracted and digitized from articles written between 1833 and 1848 which were originally published in 'The Penny Magazine' by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. |