Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Gloucester & Sperry
Gloucester & Sperry — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Michael Garlick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gloucester & Sperry is a memorial located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gloucester (Krio: Glɔsta) is a mountainous village in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Gloucester lies approximately five miles east of Freetown, and close proximity to the towns of Regent and Leicester. It is located in a valley above Freetown with streams flowing from higher up in the mountains providing irrigation. Much of the area is wooded, but it is possible to see the Bullom Shore to the north. Africanus Horton, born in Gloucester, described the area as presenting "the most picturesque and lovely scenery that ever eye beheld in a tropical world".
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Background
History
Gloucester was founded by Governor Charles MacCarthy in 1814 as a settlement for liberated Africans, or recaptives, who had been freed for vessels involved in the slave trade by the West Africa Squadron. Henry Düring was a missionary active in the village between 1816–1823. He supervised the building of stone gothic-style church which was formally opened in 1820 with a service involving 400 recaptives.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0223, -1.8824
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Tewkesbury
- Parish
- Buckland
- Postcode
- WR12 7LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tewkesbury
Sources
- osm: node/3556413793 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Gloucester, Sierra Leone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gloucester & Sperry?
- Gloucester & Sperry is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR12 7LY), in the parish of Buckland.
- Is Gloucester & Sperry free to visit?
- Yes, Gloucester & Sperry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gloucester & Sperry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WR12 7LY. It sits within the Tewkesbury parliamentary constituency.