Down Ampney
Built-up area in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.675, -1.855 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 10 97 |
| Population: | 644 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
Down Ampney is a small village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, set in the gentle vale a few miles east of Cirencester. It feels typically Cotswold: honey‑coloured stone houses clustered around a medieval parish church, surrounded by flat, agricultural land that makes the area valued for farming and quiet rural living.
The village is best known as the birthplace of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and retains musical associations with occasional concerts and a memorial in the church; the parish church of St Michael and All Angels contains medieval fabric and listed features. The nearby site of RAF Down Ampney marks its Second World War role as a transport airfield. Today the economy is largely agricultural with some tourism and commuters travelling to Swindon and Cirencester, making it a peaceful spot prized for history and the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Down Ampney
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Gloucester 20 miles32.2 km
- Cheltenham 18 miles28.9 km
- Stroud 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Chipping Sodbury 24.8 miles40 km
- Chippenham 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Witney 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Melksham 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Melksham Without 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Wantage 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Grove 19 miles30.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Cricklade & Latton Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Latton Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Meysey Hampton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Poulton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Marston Maisey Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cricklade Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Maiseyhampton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Ampney St. Peter Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- South Cerney Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- The Ampneys & Hampton Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Bibury Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Chelworth Lower Green Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Down Ampney
GL7 5QS, GL7 5RA, GL7 5PF, GL7 5QX, GL7 5RB, GL7 5RE, GL7 5QT, GL7 5QW, GL7 5GD … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 42.3 miles68 km
- Birmingham International Airport 54 miles86.9 km
- Kemble Railway Station 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Swindon Railway Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
Hotels near Down Ampney Ad
- Wild Thyme & Honey 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Eliot Arms 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- De Vere Cotswold Water Park 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Vale Hotel 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The Red Lion 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Swan Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Ingleside House 5.3 miles8.5 km
Schools in Down Ampney
- Down Ampney C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Stowell Park Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Burderop Park Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 15.1 miles24.2 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 17 miles27.3 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 17.9 miles28.9 km