Cirencester
Built-up area in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.714, -1.97 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 02 01 |
| Population: | 17,153 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 |
Cirencester is a historic market town on the southern edge of the Cotswold hills in Gloucestershire, England. Its broad market square, honey‑coloured Cotswold stone buildings and tree‑lined streets sit alongside the small River Churn, giving a compact town centre with regular markets, independent shops and a steady flow of visitors from the surrounding countryside.
The town grew from the large Roman settlement of Corinium (Corinium Dobunnorum), and Roman archaeology is still visible in the layout and the displays at the Corinium Museum; later landmarks include the parish church and the landscaped Cirencester Park. Today it blends agriculture, education - notably the Royal Agricultural University - a lively antiques and hospitality sector, and commuter links to nearby Cheltenham and Gloucester, so it balances tourism with a strong local community life.
Postcode districts covering Cirencester
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.6 miles
- Gloucester 14.5 miles
- Cheltenham 13.3 miles
- Stroud 11.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.7 miles
- Chippenham 18.7 miles
- Yate 22.8 miles
- Witney 20.9 miles
- Tewkesbury 20.6 miles
- Melksham 24.4 miles
- Melksham Without 24.4 miles
- Grove 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Michael's Ward 0.4 miles
- Four Acres Ward 0.5 miles
- Watermoor Ward 0.5 miles
- Chesterton Ward 0.6 miles
- The Beeches Ward 0.9 miles
- New Mills Ward 0.9 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.1 miles
- Stratton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Siddington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Preston Parish 1.7 miles
- Siddington & Cerney Rural Ward 2 miles
- Coates Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Cirencester
GL7 9SL, GL7 1GD, GL7 1FL, GL7 1GA, GL7 1RD, GL7 1GQ, GL7 1QR, GL7 1TJ, GL7 1FT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 39.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 52 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 10.9 miles
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Schools in Cirencester
- Cirencester College Further education
- Cirencester Deer Park School Secondary
- Cirencester Kingshill School Secondary
- Cirencester Primary School Primary
- Powell's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stowell Park Estate 8.4 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 8.7 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.3 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13.4 miles
- County Ground Stadium 13.4 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 13.8 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 14.9 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.6 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 16.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 17 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 18 miles