page_title: Stroud
section_title: Farmers' market
hierarchical_section_title: Stroud / Farmers' market
caption_attribution_description: English: Loaves of bread at Stroud, Gloucestershire UK, farmers' market
context_page_description: Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.
  Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets, independent spirit and cafe culture. The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty surrounds the town, and the Cotswold Way path passes by it to the west. It lies 10 miles south of the city of Gloucester, 14 miles south-southwest of Cheltenham, 13 miles west-northwest of Cirencester and 26 miles northeast of the city of Bristol. London is 91 miles east-southeast of Stroud and the Welsh border at Whitebrook, Monmouthshire, lies 19 miles to the west as the crow flies. Although not part of the town's parish, the civil parishes of Rodborough and Cainscross are contiguous with Stroud and are generally considered as suburbs.
context_section_description: A farmers' market, launched by Jasper Conran and Isabella Blow on 3 July 1999, takes place every Saturday at the Cornhill market. It was nominated for the national Farmers' Market of the Year in 2001 and won it in 2007 and 2013. It also won the Cotswold Life magazine award for the best farmers' market in Gloucestershire in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010. The market featured in an episode of BBC TV's The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain in September 2009,  and won the Best Food Market award at the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2010. It is certified by FARMA.
  In addition to the farmers' market there is a smaller market held (Fri & Sat) in The Shambles, an area adjacent to the steep High Street.
  John Wesley preached from a butcher's block in The Shambles on 26 June 1742.
  opposite one of the oldest existing buildings in Stroud, the Old Town Hall. Originally called the Market-house, this was built in 1594 and is still in occasional use today. Hinged trestles can still be seen along the Shambles, with cut marks, previously used by butchers probably from before WW2.
caption: Bread loaves in the farmers' market
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