Westcote
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.884, -1.684 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 21 20 |
| Dialling code: | 01451 (Stow-on-the-Wold) |
Located in the heart of the Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire, Westcote is a small rural parish in England characterised by rolling limestone countryside, honey‑coloured stone buildings and patchwork fields. Its history is rooted in agriculture and the medieval Cotswold wool trade, and the landscape still shows traces of old farmsteads, hedgerows and quiet lanes favoured by walkers.
Today the community is small and close‑knit, with local life revolving around farming, a handful of cottages and small businesses, and visitors attracted by the parish’s low‑key charm and access to country walks; many residents commute to nearby market towns while some properties operate as holiday lets. The area retains a traditional rural feel while adapting to modern pressures such as farm diversification and conservation within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Postcode districts covering Westcote
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Oxford 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Gloucester 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Cheltenham 17 miles27.4 km
- Banbury 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bicester 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Witney 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Evesham 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Tewkesbury 21 miles33.7 km
- Wantage 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Upper Rissington Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Icomb Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Idbury Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Rissingtons Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wick Rissington Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Fifield Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Little Rissington Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bledington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bruern Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Great Rissington Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Maugersbury Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Oddington Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Westcote
OX7 6SG, OX7 6SF, OX7 6SE, OX7 6SQ, OX7 6SR, OX7 6SS, OX7 6SD, OX7 6SJ, OX7 6SW … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 39.5 miles63.5 km
- Luton Airport 56.1 miles90.3 km
- Kingham Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Shipton Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
Hotels near Westcote Ad
- Lords of the Manor Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Meadow Rise Guest House 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Chester House Hotel 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Old New Inn 3 miles4.9 km
- Stow Lodge Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Number Four at Stow 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Sheep on Sheep Street 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bull Burford 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Stag at Stow 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
Local points of interest
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Batsford Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Stowell Park Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 14 miles22.5 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26 km
- Ettington Park Estate 16.2 miles26.1 km