Hempsted
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Hempsted is an area of the City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
[edit] History
An ancient area of Gloucester, Hempsted was just outside the City. The fine Norman church of St. Swithun was built and paid for by Norman noblemen. During the middle ages a persecuted Augustinian monastic order came out of Wales and settled at Hempsted with the blessing of the City authorities. They founded Llanthony Secunda Priory and Hempsted became an estate of the priory.
[edit] Modern times
Today, Hempsted is best known for being the home of the City of Gloucester landfill site. This site treats waste from all of Gloucester, much of Tewkesbury, Cheltenham and Stroud and even receives waste from Bristol.
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