Somerford Keynes
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.661, -1.974 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 01 95 |
| Population: | 479 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
Somerford Keynes is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, set on the eastern fringe of the Cotswolds amid the wetlands and lakes of the Cotswold Water Park. Its landscape of former gravel workings turned into a patchwork of lakes and reedbeds makes the area notable for birdlife, watersports and low‑key tourism, with the market town of Cirencester nearby for shops and services.
Named after the medieval Keynes family, the village retains a distinctly rural, community‑led feel: a small population, parish activities and a mix of agriculture, holiday accommodation and leisure businesses tied to the lakes. Rather than industry, conservation, walking routes and canal remnants shape local life, attracting naturalists and visitors seeking a quiet, water‑based outdoor experience.
Postcode districts covering Somerford Keynes
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Gloucester 17 miles27.4 km
- Cheltenham 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Stroud 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Chippenham 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Yate 21 miles33.8 km
- Witney 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Tewkesbury 24 miles38.6 km
- Melksham 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Melksham Without 20.8 miles33.6 km
- Wantage 24.3 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Somerford Keynes Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Poole Keynes Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Ewen Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- South Cerney Village Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kemble Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ashton Keynes Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Oaksey Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- South Cerney Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Siddington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Siddington & Cerney Rural Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Upper Minety Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Chesterton Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Somerford Keynes
GL7 6DW, GL7 6BL, GL7 6FZ, GL7 6DT, GL7 6DN, GL7 6DL, GL7 6QG, GL7 6BG, GL7 6DR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 37.4 miles60.1 km
- Birmingham International Airport 55.6 miles89.5 km
- Kemble Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Swindon Railway Station 10.4 miles16.8 km
Hotels near Somerford Keynes Ad
- Eliot Arms 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Wild Thyme & Honey 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Ingleside House 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Riverside House 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Kings Head Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- De Vere Cotswold Water Park 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Pettifers Freehouse Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Close Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Cricklade House Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 8.4 miles13.5 km
- County Ground Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Stowell Park Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 13.1 miles21 km
- Burderop Park Estate 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 17 miles27.4 km