Paxford
Built-up area in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.036, -1.733 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 18 37 |
| Dialling code: | 01451 (Stow-on-the-Wold) |
Paxford is a tiny hamlet tucked into the honey‑coloured limestone landscape of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. It’s characterised by traditional Cotswold stone cottages, rolling dry‑stone walled fields and a quiet rural setting that draws walkers and people looking for a peaceful base close to the market towns of Broadway and Chipping Campden.
Historically an agricultural settlement, the village retains a strong historic feel with farmhouses and cottages dating from the 17th and 18th centuries; today the local economy blends farming, a little tourism and residents who commute to nearby towns. Socially it’s the kind of close‑knit community where village events and country walks remain important to daily life and to visitors interested in local history and landscape.
Postcode districts covering Paxford
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Cheltenham 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Worcester 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Redditch 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Bromsgrove 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Banbury 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Warwick 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Witney 19.9 miles32 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Droitwich Spa 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Evesham 9.9 miles15.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ebrington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Blockley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Chipping Campden Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Batsford Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stretton-on-Fosse Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Moreton West Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Campden & Vale Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Bourton-on-the-Hill Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Moreton-in-Marsh Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Moreton East Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Todenham Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Weston Subedge Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Paxford
GL55 6XQ, GL55 6XL, GL55 6XH, GL55 6XS, GL55 6XJ, GL55 6WZ, GL55 6XD, GL55 6XP, GL55 6XG … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 57.5 miles92.6 km
- Campden Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Paxford Ad
- The Ebrington Arms 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Charingworth Manor 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Dormy House Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Fish Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Noel Arms - "A Bespoke Hotel" 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Abbots Grange Manor House 5 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Cotswold House Hotel & Spa 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Manor House Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Seagrave Arms 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Lion, Tredington 5.9 miles9.5 km
Local points of interest
- Batsford Estate 2.5 miles4 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ettington Park Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 8.1 miles13 km
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 10 miles16.2 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Woodnorton Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Upton House Country house 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Ragley Hall Country house 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Ashorne Hill Estate 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 16 miles25.7 km