Kemble
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.679, -2.02 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 98 97 |
| Population: | 779 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
Kemble is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, sitting close to the county boundary with Wiltshire. It has the mellow stone cottages and rural character typical of the area but benefits from good rail and road links - the local station on the Golden Valley line provides connections towards Swindon and Gloucester, while Cirencester and other market towns are within easy reach, so many residents combine local farming with commuting and small-scale local businesses.
The parish is notable for its aviation heritage: the wartime airfield at Kemble is now Cotswold Airport and supports aircraft maintenance, private aviation and occasional large events, with nearby RAF Fairford hosting international air displays. Geographically, the famous spring known as Thames Head, often cited as a source of the River Thames, lies close by, and the mix of historic farmsteads, a parish church and community activities gives the village a quiet but lively rural identity.
Postcode districts covering Kemble
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.4 miles
- Gloucester 14.8 miles
- Cheltenham 15.1 miles
- Stroud 9.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.7 miles
- Chippenham 15.7 miles
- Yate 19.8 miles
- Witney 23.6 miles
- Tewkesbury 22.3 miles
- Melksham 21.6 miles
- Melksham Without 21.5 miles
- Devizes 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kemble Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Ewen Built-up area 1 mile
- Rodmarton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Poole Keynes Parish 2 miles
- Coates Built-up area 2 miles
- Oaksey Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Somerford Keynes Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Chesterton Ward 2.7 miles
- Four Acres Ward 2.8 miles
- Abbey Ward 2.9 miles
- Siddington Built-up area 3 miles
- Cirencester Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Kemble
GL7 6AR, GL7 6AF, GL7 6BX, GL7 6FA, GL7 6PZ, GL7 6AU, GL7 6BD, GL7 6QL, GL7 6BB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 54.8 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Kemble Ad
- Kings Head Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Thames Head Inn 3 0.7 miles
- The Barrel Store Cirencester 3.4 miles
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 3.6 miles
- Tunnel House Inn 2.2 miles
- The Crown Inn 4 5 miles
- Ingleside House 3.7 miles
- Premier Inn Cirencester 3 3.4 miles
- Stratton House Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Fleece at Cirencester 5 3.5 miles
Schools in Kemble
- Kemble Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 6.3 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 9.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 10.3 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 11.6 miles
- County Ground Stadium 13.3 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.3 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15.6 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.8 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 15.8 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 16.8 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 17.5 miles