Westgate
Ward in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.857, -2.258 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 82 17 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Westgate is a compact, centrally located ward in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, sitting around the historic Westgate Street and close to the cathedral quarter. It mixes medieval and Victorian architecture with more recent shopfronts, and its streets feel connected to the city’s heritage - the nearby Gloucester Cathedral and Gloucester Docks underline the area's long-standing civic and maritime links.
Today the ward has a lively, mixed-use character: independent retailers, cafés and pubs sit alongside offices, visitor attractions and pockets of residential and social housing. Ongoing regeneration and cultural activity have kept the area economically focused on retail and tourism while sustaining a diverse local community with a strong sense of place.
Postcode districts covering Westgate
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cheltenham 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Worcester 23.6 miles38 km
- Hereford 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Stroud 8 miles12.9 km
- Great Malvern 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Yate 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Evesham 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Tewkesbury 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Cirencester 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Chepstow 23.8 miles38.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Moreland Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Podsmead Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Barton and Tredworth Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Kingsholm and Wotton Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Gloucester Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Tuffley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Coney Hill Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Grange Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Matson, Robinswood and White City Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Elmbridge Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Minsterworth Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Quedgeley Severn Vale Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Westgate
GL2 5FB, GL2 5LW, GL2 5XA, GL2 5JD, GL1 1YF, GL1 1SJ, GL2 5SF, GL2 5QX, GL1 2NG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 38.3 miles61.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 46.6 miles75 km
- Gloucester Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Cheltenham Spa Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
Hotels in Westgate Ad
Schools in Westgate
- Hempsted C of E Primary School Primary
- The King's School, Gloucester Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.5 miles21.6 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Stowell Park Estate 17 miles27.3 km
- Croome Court Estate 17.2 miles27.8 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 17.4 miles28 km