Slad 3763070 215099299 2008-05-26T18:25:35Z Jeremy Bolwell 3483939 [[Image:HolyTrinityChurchSlad(PhilipHalling)Jan2006.jpg|right|thumb|192px|Holy Trinity Church, Slad (photo by Philip Halling)]] {{otheruses4|the village in the Cotswolds|the Iron age site in Hertfordshire|The Slad}} '''Slad''' is a [[village]] in [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], located in the Slad Valley, about 2 [[mile]]s from the [[town]] of [[Stroud, Gloucestershire|Stroud]]. Slad is famous for being the home of [[Laurie Lee]], who based his book ''[[Cider with Rosie]]'' on his own life in the village. The village lies in the rolling hills of the [[Cotswolds]], and is built principally on the B4070 road from Stroud to [[Birdlip]], which is halfway up one side of Slad Valley. The Slad Brook runs along the bottom of the valley. There is a small [[parish church]] in the village, and a small traditional [[pub]], the Woolpack. == External Links == *[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2756004 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Slad and surrounding area] [[Category:Villages in Gloucestershire]] {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub}} [[cs:Slad]]