| Official Name: | Kingsholm |
| Static Image Name: | The Kingsholm Inn in Worcester Street, Gloucester - geograph.org.uk - 3710663.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Destiny Temple and the Kingsholm Inn, 2016. |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | South West England |
| Population: | 9329 |
| Population Ref: | (2021)[1] |
| Os Grid Reference: | SO8319 |
| Coordinates: | 51.87°N -2.24°W |
| Post Town: | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode Area: | GL |
| Postcode District: | GL1 |
| Dial Code: | 01452 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Gloucester |
Kingsholm is an area of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is home to Kingsholm Stadium, which hosts Gloucester Rugby and other international matches.[2] It is also home to a Church of England school, Kingsholm Primary School.[3]
In 2021, it and the area of Wotton had a population of 9329.
Kingsholm was the site of a Roman fort, which was built in the year 40 AD, to control a since-silted up branch of the River Severn, but was abandoned in 500 AD. The site was later the location of an Anglo-Saxon royal palace.[4]
The area was initially heavily used for farming and manufacturing purposes. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Kingsholm featured the cities iron foundariesone later being redeveloped into Gloucestershire Archives. [5]
Gloucester Rugby have played in Kingsholm since 1891, when the development of the stadium began. [6]
In 1963, Kingsholm Primary School was opened.[7]
In 2015, Kingsholm Stadium was one of the hosting stadiums of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[8]