Somerford Keynes
Built-up area in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.652, -1.973 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 01 94 |
| Population: | 479 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
Somerford Keynes is a small village on the edge of the Cotswold in Gloucestershire, England, lying close to Cirencester and the upper reaches of the River Thames. The village sits beside a cluster of lakes that form part of the Cotswold Water Park, a former gravel-extraction area now prized for watersports, wildlife and birdwatching, which gives this otherwise rural spot a strong recreational character.
Historically the settlement has medieval roots and takes its Keynes suffix from the Norman family who once held the manor; a compact parish church and traditional village institutions remain. Today the local economy mixes agriculture with tourism and leisure, and the community is notable for its active village life and the contrast between Cotswold stone lanes and the open water of the park.
Postcode districts covering Somerford Keynes
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 9.7 miles
- Gloucester 17.5 miles
- Cheltenham 17.3 miles
- Stroud 12.5 miles
- Trowbridge 24.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 19.5 miles
- Chippenham 14.7 miles
- Yate 20.8 miles
- Witney 22.5 miles
- Tewkesbury 24.6 miles
- Melksham 20.4 miles
- Melksham Without 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Poole Keynes Parish 0.8 miles
- Ashton Keynes Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Ewen Built-up area 2 miles
- Oaksey Built-up area 2 miles
- South Cerney Village Ward 2.2 miles
- Upper Minety Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Kemble Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Minety Built-up area 2.6 miles
- South Cerney Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Siddington Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Leigh Parish 3.1 miles
- Siddington & Cerney Rural Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Somerford Keynes
GL7 6FE, GL7 6EN, GL7 6FP, GL7 6FU, GL7 6FZ, GL7 6QG, GL7 6FL, GL7 6FQ, GL7 6BG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 37.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 55.3 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 10 miles
Hotels near Somerford Keynes Ad
- Eliot Arms 4 2.3 miles
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 4.7 miles
- Wild Thyme & Honey 5.3 miles
- De Vere Cotswold Water Park 4 3.3 miles
- Ingleside House 4.5 miles
- Riverside House 3 4 miles
- Kings Head Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Pettifers Freehouse Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- The Close Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 4.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 8.6 miles
- County Ground Stadium 10.6 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.4 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.6 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 12.3 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 12.6 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 12.9 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 14.6 miles
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.7 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 17 miles