Abbeydale
Ward in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.841, -2.211 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 85 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Abbeydale is an electoral ward on the eastern side of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England, made up largely of suburban streets and pockets of post‑war and newer housing. It returns councillors to the city and is primarily residential, with local shops, schools and green spaces that serve a community more often characterised by everyday neighbourhood life than by large tourist attractions.
Locally interesting aspects include a mix of housing types and a reasonably diverse population, active residents’ groups and community centres, and easy transport links into the city for work and leisure. The ward’s name reflects the city’s medieval abbey heritage, and its economy tends to be driven by local retail and service jobs together with commuting to larger employment hubs in and around Gloucester.
Postcode districts covering Abbeydale
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 1 mile1.5 km
- Cheltenham 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Worcester 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Stroud 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Great Malvern 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.4 miles36 km
- Yate 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Evesham 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Tewkesbury 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Cirencester 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Chepstow 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Dursley 12.4 miles20 km
Neighbouring places
- Matson, Robinswood and White City Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Abbeymead Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Upton St. Leonards Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Coney Hill Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Gloucester Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Barnwood Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Barton and Tredworth Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tuffley Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Whaddon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Moreland Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hucclecote Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Elmbridge Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Abbeydale
GL4 4BA, GL4 4AW, GL4 4DD, GL4 4WY, GL4 4QQ, GL4 4DQ, GL4 4XH, GL4 4XG, GL4 4BT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 38.4 miles61.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 46.7 miles75.1 km
- Gloucester Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Cheltenham Spa Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 7 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Abbeydale Ad
- Edward Hotel 2 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Spalite Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- The Falcon Painswick 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Go2 Gloucester Quedgeley Hotel 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Cheltenham Chase 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
Schools in Abbeydale
- Heron Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Whaddon Road Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Stowell Park Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 15 miles24.1 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 17 miles27.4 km
- Croome Court Estate 18 miles29 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 18.1 miles29.1 km