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Avening

Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England

Coordinates:51.678, -2.168
OS grid ref:ST 88 97
Population:1,031
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The village and civil parish of Avening sits in a small valley on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment in Gloucestershire, England. Its honey‑coloured limestone houses, narrow lanes and parish church hint at a long history - the settlement grew prosperous during the medieval wool and cloth period and still shows several historic buildings set among rolling farmland and hedgerows.

Today Avening is a quiet rural community with a village hall, a pub and a primary school, popular with walkers exploring the nearby Cotswold hills and visitors seeking a peaceful base close to market towns such as Tetbury and Stroud. The local economy leans on agriculture, small businesses and tourism, while an active programme of community events keeps social life lively for residents.

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Transport links

  • Bristol Airport 31.3 miles50.3 km
  • Cardiff Airport 54.1 miles87.1 km
  • Stroud Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
  • Kemble Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km

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Schools in Avening

  • Avening Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Cotswold Hills Hill 0.3 miles0.6 km
  • The New Lawn Stadium 3.1 miles5 km
  • Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.7 miles9.1 km
  • Kingswood Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles14.9 km
  • Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
  • Hartham Country house 16 miles25.7 km
  • Stowell Park Estate 16 miles25.8 km
  • Dyrham Park Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
  • Flaxley Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles26.3 km
  • Whaddon Road Stadium 16.4 miles26.4 km
  • Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 17.4 miles27.9 km
  • Loxwell Abbey Historic site 17.8 miles28.7 km