Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire
in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies
close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn,
approximately 32 miles (51 km) north-east of Bristol,
and 45 miles (72 km) south-southwest of Birmingham.
As of 2001 , the city had a population of 123,205 people.
Gloucester
was founded in AD 48 by the Romans as Glevum, and was
granted its first charter in 1155 by King Henry II.
Economically, the city is dominated by the service industries,
and has a strong financial and business sector, being
home to bank Cheltenham & Gloucester and historically
was prominent in the Aerospace industry.
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