Kingsway
Ward in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.823, -2.267 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 81 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Kingsway is a largely residential ward within the city of Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. It is made up of a mix of post‑war council estates and later private developments, with local shopping parades, schools, parks and a community centre that serve day‑to‑day life. Regular bus services link the area to the city centre, making it convenient for commuters and families.
Economically the ward is tied into the wider city, with residents working in nearby industrial and retail areas as well as in the centre; the area has seen pockets of regeneration alongside the familiar social challenges of suburban wards. There’s a strong local community ethos, active resident groups and regular street‑level campaigns, and the ward contributes councillors to Gloucester’s local government while benefiting from good road links towards the M5 and mainline services at Gloucester station.
Postcode districts covering Kingsway
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 2.7 miles
- Cheltenham 9.3 miles
- Hereford 24.9 miles
- Stroud 5.8 miles
- Great Malvern 20.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 20.5 miles
- Yate 20.5 miles
- Evesham 23 miles
- Tewkesbury 12.8 miles
- Cirencester 14.8 miles
- Chepstow 22.1 miles
- Dursley 10.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Quedgeley Fieldcourt Ward 0.5 miles
- Quedgeley Parish 0.5 miles
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Grange Ward 0.5 miles
- Quedgeley Severn Vale Ward 1 mile
- Hunts Grove Parish 1.1 miles
- Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Parish 1.2 miles
- Tuffley Ward 1.2 miles
- Hardwicke Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Podsmead Ward 1.5 miles
- Haresfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Whaddon Built-up area 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Kingsway
GL2 2EQ, GL2 2FL, GL2 2FX, GL2 2FG, GL2 2BN, GL2 2JZ, GL2 2JG, GL2 2ED, GL2 2LA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 48.9 miles
- Gloucester Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Cheltenham Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Kingsway Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester 3 0.7 miles
- GO2 Gloucester Hotel by OYO 3 0.8 miles
- The Thatch Inn 3 0.6 miles
- Central Hotel Gloucester 3 3.1 miles
- The Orchard Hotel 0.8 miles
- Hatton Court Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2.4 miles
- Central Hotel Gloucester 3.1 miles
- The Edward Hotel 2 3.5 miles
- Spalite Hotel 3 2.7 miles
Schools in Kingsway
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Waterwells Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 8.7 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 10.5 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 10.5 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 12.4 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.1 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 17.1 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 17.2 miles
- Blackmore Park Estate 18 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 19 miles