▁record ▁and ▁also ▁notes ▁' d ou bt less ▁so ▁called ▁from ▁the ▁wealth ▁that ▁came ▁from ▁its ▁indust ries .' ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁subst anti ation ▁or ▁source ▁for ▁this ▁particular ▁observation . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁worth ▁not ing ▁that ▁Rud der ▁records ▁that ▁a ▁Roger ▁Gul den ▁held ▁lands ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁Med ieval ▁period , ▁therefore ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁in ▁fact ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁as ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁surname . ▁ ▁From ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁people ▁will ▁claim ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁who ▁named ▁the ▁Valley ▁som etime ▁during ▁her ▁reign . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁myth ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁giving ▁this ▁delight ful ▁valley ▁the ▁name , ▁which ▁clearly ▁has ▁a ▁significantly ▁longer ▁history . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁she ▁did ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁Golden ▁Valley ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁on ▁both ▁occasions ▁made ▁a ▁note ▁in ▁her ▁journ als . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁travel led ▁from ▁Gl ouc ester ▁to ▁Sw ind on ▁by ▁train , ▁ ▁" Before ▁we ▁came ▁to ▁Gl ouc ester ▁we ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁beautiful ▁valley ▁of ▁Str oud , ▁so ▁green ▁& ▁h illy , ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁Sw ind on , ▁all ▁beauty ▁of ▁scen ery ▁f aded ▁away ." ▁( So ▁green ▁and ▁not ▁golden .) ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁she