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 mile
- Cheltenham 6.6 miles
- Worcester 24.6 miles
- Stroud 6.9 miles
- Great Malvern 19.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.4 miles
- Yate 22.5 miles
- Evesham 20.6 miles
- Tewkesbury 10.8 miles
- Cirencester 13.6 miles
- Chepstow 24.7 miles
- Dursley 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Matson, Robinswood and White City Ward 0.5 miles
- Abbeymead Ward 0.7 miles
- Upton St. Leonards Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Coney Hill Ward 0.9 miles
- Gloucester Built-up area 1 mile
- Barnwood Ward 1.2 miles
- Barton and Tredworth Ward 1.5 miles
- Tuffley Ward 1.5 miles
- Whaddon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Moreland Ward 1.6 miles
- Hucclecote Parish 1.7 miles
- Elmbridge Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Abbeydale
GL4 5YY, GL4 4FU, GL4 5XY, GL4 4TH, GL4 4QB, GL4 4WN, GL4 5FE, GL4 5EW, GL4 5DP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 38.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 46.7 miles
- Gloucester Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Cheltenham Spa Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Cheltenham Bus Station 7 miles
Hotels near Abbeydale Ad
- Central Hotel Gloucester 3 2.1 miles
- Hatton Court Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Gloucester / Cheltenham 4 1.8 miles
- The Edward Hotel 2 2.1 miles
- Central Hotel Gloucester 2.1 miles
- Gloucester Robinswood Hotel 3 0.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester 3 3.4 miles
- Ibis Gloucester Hotel 2.5 1.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Gloucester The Forum 4 2.1 miles
- The Greenway Hotel and Spa 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Abbeydale
- Heron Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Whaddon Road Stadium 7.9 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 9.9 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 10.2 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.1 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 14.8 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 15 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 16.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 16.3 miles
- Blackmore Park Estate 17 miles
- Croome Court Estate 18 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 18.1 miles