▁in ▁aut umn ▁have ▁given ▁it ▁the ▁name ▁the ▁Golden ▁Valley .' ▁▁ 2 . ▁THE ▁J OUR N AL ▁OF ▁H ORT IC I LT URE , ▁C OT TA GE ▁G ARD EN ER , ▁CO UN TR Y ▁G ENT LE MAN . ▁B EE - KE E PER ▁... By ▁G E OR GE ▁W . J OH NS ON , F . R . H . S . ▁published ▁in ▁Country ▁Life ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁' g old en ▁valley ▁in ▁Str oud ▁and ▁beautiful ▁it ▁is .' ▁▁ 3 . ▁Paul ▁Haw kins ▁Fish er ▁in ▁his ▁Notes ▁and ▁Rec ol lections ▁of ▁Str oud , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁describes ▁the ▁Golden ▁Valley ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁' in ▁aut umn ▁it ▁is ▁all ▁a - g low ▁with ▁the ▁bright ▁golden ▁t ints ▁of ▁its ▁be ech ▁leaves .' ▁ ▁Finally ... ▁▁ 4 . ▁The ▁Victoria ▁County ▁History ▁for ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Vol ▁ 1 1 ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁' .. G old en ▁Valley ▁in ▁the ▁south - east ▁part , ▁which ▁had ▁acquired ▁its ▁name ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁either ▁from ▁its ▁aut umn ▁h ues ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁cloth - m ills ,' ▁and ▁refers ▁to ▁Iss ac ▁Taylor ' s ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁map ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁as ▁a ▁foot note . ▁