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 miles4.3 km
- Cheltenham 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Hereford 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Stroud 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Great Malvern 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Yate 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Evesham 23 miles37 km
- Tewkesbury 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Cirencester 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Chepstow 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Dursley 10.3 miles16.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Quedgeley Fieldcourt Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Quedgeley Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Grange Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Quedgeley Severn Vale Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Hunts Grove Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Tuffley Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Hardwicke Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Podsmead Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Haresfield Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Whaddon Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Kingsway
GL2 2EA, GL2 2FL, GL2 2EL, GL2 2BU, GL2 2DT, GL2 2BH, GL2 2BF, GL2 2EP, GL2 2AR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.1 miles58 km
- Birmingham International Airport 48.9 miles78.6 km
- Gloucester Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 9.7 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Kingsway Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Edward Hotel 2 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Go2 Gloucester Quedgeley Hotel 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Falcon Painswick 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Spalite Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2.4 miles3.8 km
Schools in Kingsway
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Waterwells Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 10.5 miles17 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 10.5 miles17 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Stowell Park Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 18 miles29 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 19 miles30.6 km