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Gloucester Docks is an historic area of the city of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

. The docks are located at the northern junction of the

River Severn , name_etymology = , image = SevernFromCastleCB.JPG , image_size = 288 , image_caption = The river seen from Shrewsbury Castle , map = RiverSevernMap.jpg , map_size = 288 , map_c ...

with the

Gloucester and Sharpness Canal The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal (also known as the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal) is a ship canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness; for much of its length it runs close to the tidal River Severn, but cuts off a sign ...

. They are Britain's most inland port. The docks include fifteen Victorian warehouses, that are now listed buildings.''The Docks Conservation Area (Conservation Area No. 3) Appraisal & Management Proposals''.
Gloucester City Council, Gloucester, 2007
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Gloucester Waterways Museum Gloucester Waterways Museum is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks in the city of Gloucester, England. It is located along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and River Severn. It is one of several museums and attractions operat ...

and the

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum is located within the historic docks in the city of Gloucester. The museum tells the story of two regiments of the British Army, the Gloucestershire Regiment, including its antecedents the 28th (North Glouce ...

. The Robert Opie Collection of Advertising and Packaging was also here from 1984 until 2001.

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