Chesterton
Ward in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.706, -1.973 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 01 00 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
Chesterton is a rural electoral ward in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, set within the characteristic honey‑coloured limestone landscape of the Cotswolds. The area is made up of small villages and hamlets with historic stone cottages and medieval churches; rolling pasture and dry stone walls give it a strongly pastoral character and several conservation and listed‑building designations reflect its architectural heritage.
Economically the ward remains rooted in agriculture but has seen a shift towards tourism and commuting to larger towns, with local services centred on village halls, parish churches and community-run events. Socially it tends to have a mix of long‑standing farming families and newer arrivals seeking rural life, and the setting makes it popular with walkers and those interested in traditional Cotswold culture.
Postcode districts covering Chesterton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.2 miles
- Gloucester 14.8 miles
- Cheltenham 13.8 miles
- Stroud 11.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.4 miles
- Chippenham 18.1 miles
- Yate 22.4 miles
- Witney 21.1 miles
- Tewkesbury 21.1 miles
- Melksham 23.9 miles
- Melksham Without 23.8 miles
- Wantage 25 miles
Neighbouring places
- Four Acres Ward 0.2 miles
- Watermoor Ward 0.5 miles
- Cirencester Built-up area 0.6 miles
- St. Michael's Ward 0.7 miles
- New Mills Ward 1.1 miles
- Siddington Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.2 miles
- The Beeches Ward 1.3 miles
- Siddington & Cerney Rural Ward 1.8 miles
- Stratton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Preston Parish 1.9 miles
- Ewen Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Chesterton
GL7 1UQ, GL7 1UB, GL7 1TG, GL7 1UJ, GL7 1SB, GL7 1UG, GL7 1SU, GL7 1SQ, GL7 1SP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 39.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 52.6 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 3 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 10.9 miles
Hotels near Chesterton Ad
- Kings Head Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- The Barrel Store Cirencester 0.8 miles
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 1 mile
- Ingleside House 0.9 miles
- Premier Inn Cirencester 3 0.8 miles
- The Fleece at Cirencester 5 0.8 miles
- The Barrel Store - Hostel 2 0.8 miles
- Riverside House Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- Stratton House Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Premier Inn Cirencester Town Centre 3 0.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 8.5 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 8.9 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13 miles
- County Ground Stadium 13 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 14.3 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.3 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 15.4 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15.8 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 17 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 17.8 miles