New Mills
Ward in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.712, -1.95 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 03 01 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
New Mills is a largely rural ward in the district of Cotswold in Gloucestershire, England, characterised by rolling limestone countryside, dry‑stone walls and dispersed hamlets rather than a single urban centre. The area offers the sort of picture‑postcard Cotswold scenery that attracts walkers and visitors, while quiet lanes and agricultural land dominate the immediate landscape.
Community life tends to centre on village halls, parish activities and a few traditional pubs and small businesses; the built environment includes historic stone cottages and occasional listed buildings that reflect an agricultural and craft heritage. Economically the ward relies on farming, small‑scale tourism and local services, with many residents commuting to nearby market towns, and there is a strong local focus on conservation and community cohesion.
Postcode districts covering New Mills
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 11.9 miles
- Gloucester 15.3 miles
- Cheltenham 13.8 miles
- Stroud 12 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.4 miles
- Chippenham 18.9 miles
- Yate 23.5 miles
- Witney 20.1 miles
- Tewkesbury 21.1 miles
- Melksham 24.6 miles
- Melksham Without 24.5 miles
- Wantage 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- The Beeches Ward 0.5 miles
- St. Michael's Ward 0.5 miles
- Watermoor Ward 0.6 miles
- Preston Parish 0.8 miles
- Cirencester Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Chesterton Ward 1.1 miles
- Four Acres Ward 1.2 miles
- Siddington Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Siddington & Cerney Rural Ward 1.3 miles
- Stratton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Abbey Ward 2 miles
- Ampney Crucis Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in New Mills
GL7 1GX, GL7 1GQ, GL7 1DW, GL7 1DL, GL7 1DT, GL7 1JG, GL7 1DJ, GL7 1DH, GL7 1BU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 52 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 4 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 11.8 miles
Hotels near New Mills Ad
- Kings Head Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- The Barrel Store Cirencester 0.9 miles
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 1.1 miles
- Ingleside House 0.6 miles
- Premier Inn Cirencester 3 0.3 miles
- The Fleece at Cirencester 5 0.8 miles
- Premier Inn Cirencester Town Centre 3 0.4 miles
- The Barrel Store - Hostel 2 0.9 miles
- Riverside House Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Stratton House Hotel 3 1.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Stowell Park Estate 8.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.5 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 12.2 miles
- County Ground Stadium 12.7 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 14.2 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 14.5 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 15 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 15.6 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 18.4 miles