Breadstone is a village and former

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, now in the parish of Hamfallow, in the Stroud district, in the county of

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, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 95.

Governance

Breadstone was formerly a

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parish, from 1866 Breadstone was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1935 and merged with Hamfallow.

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Villages in Gloucestershire Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire Stroud District {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub