Avening
Built-up area in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.681, -2.173 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 88 98 |
| Population: | 1,031 |
Avening is a small village in the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire, England, tucked into a sheltered valley and typical of the region with honey‑coloured limestone houses and a compact village centre. Its setting lends itself to attractive rural vistas and easy access to walking across the surrounding hills and countryside.
The village combines a quiet agricultural heritage with a lively community presence - a parish church and village hall, a local pub and occasional events - and benefits from visitors and new residents drawn by the Cotswold character; historic buildings hint at older local prosperity while many people now commute to nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Avening
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24 miles38.6 km
- Swindon 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Gloucester 12 miles19.3 km
- Cheltenham 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Bath 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Stroud 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Trowbridge 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Chippenham 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Yate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Tewkesbury 21.5 miles34.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Box Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Cherington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Minchinhampton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Nailsworth Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tetbury Town Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Horsley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Amberley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Tetbury Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Tetbury Upton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Tetbury with Upton Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Brimscombe and Thrupp Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Beverston Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Avening
GL8 8NE, GL8 8NL, GL8 8NH, GL8 8NS, GL8 8NF, GL8 8LY, GL8 8NP, GL8 8NQ, GL8 8ND … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.2 miles50.3 km
- Cardiff Airport 54 miles86.9 km
- Stroud Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
Hotels near Avening Ad
- The Close Hotel 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Snooty Fox 3 3.1 miles5 km
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Whatley Manor 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Amberley Inn 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
Schools in Avening
- Avening Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 0.3 miles0.5 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 16 miles25.8 km
- Hartham Country house 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Stowell Park Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 17.6 miles28.4 km