The Beeches
Ward in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.718, -1.952 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 03 02 |
| Dialling code: | 01285 (Cirencester) |
The Beeches is an electoral ward in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It sits where suburban housing bleeds into the characteristic rolling limestone countryside of the Cotswolds, with small pockets of beech and mixed woodland, hedgerows and farmland shaping a largely semi-rural landscape.
Locally the area combines a quiet residential character with farming and small-scale rural businesses; many people commute to larger towns for work while village halls, schools and parish councils remain the focus of community life. The ward benefits from proximity to the region’s historic market towns and conservation areas, so heritage architecture, walking routes and tourism-linked services play a recognisable part in the local economy and social scene.
Postcode districts covering The Beeches
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Gloucester 14.9 miles24 km
- Cheltenham 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Stroud 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Chippenham 19.3 miles31 km
- Yate 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Witney 20 miles32.2 km
- Tewkesbury 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Melksham 25 miles40.2 km
- Melksham Without 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Wantage 24.4 miles39.3 km
Neighbouring places
- New Mills Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- St. Michael's Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Watermoor Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Cirencester Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Preston Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Chesterton Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Four Acres Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Stratton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Siddington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Siddington & Cerney Rural Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Abbey Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Ampney Crucis Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in The Beeches
GL7 1FW, GL7 1AE, GL7 1AN, GL7 1LU, GL7 1RN, GL7 1LS, GL7 1BJ, GL7 1AH, GL7 1AY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.3 miles64.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 51.5 miles83 km
- Kemble Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stroud Railway Station 11.6 miles18.7 km
Hotels near The Beeches Ad
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Ingleside House 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Wild Thyme & Honey 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Kings Head Hotel 4 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Riverside House 3 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The Stump 3 5 miles8 km
- Stratton House Hotel & Spa 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Eliot Arms 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Swan Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Inn at Fossebridge 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in The Beeches
- Cirencester Kingshill School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Stowell Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- County Ground Stadium 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Burderop Park Estate 16 miles25.8 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 18.2 miles29.3 km