Quedgeley, Gloucestershire

Description
Quedgeley, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire. The village stands near the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, 3 miles SSW of Gloucester, and has a post office under Gloucester; money order office, Gloucester; telegraph office, Hardwick. The parish contains also the hamlet of Woolstrop, and comprises 1332 acres; population of the civil parish, 476; of the ecclesiastical, 447. There is a parish council consisting of five members and a chairman. Quedgeley House is the chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £150 with residence. The church consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and porch, with tower and spire. It was restored and enlarged in 1857. The tower is of 12th century date; the S aisle is also ancient, -and the N aisle was added at the restoration. There is a Wesleyan chapel.