[6] Its proximity to the older Stroudwater Navigation, opened in 1779, led to this name also coming into local usage.

[6] Services to and from the Bristol Road station on the main line closed to passengers under the Beeching Axe in 1965 and to goods traffic the following year.

The redundant goods yard became the Stonehouse Coal Concentration Depot from 7 October 1966.

[6] In July 2017, plans were proposed to reopen the station, which would provide a fast link to Bristol.

[7][5] In September 2020, Stroud District Council announced that they had backed plans to reopen the railway station.