Berkeley
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.695, -2.46 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 68 99 |
| Population: | 2,034 |
| Dialling code: | 01594 (Lydney) |
Berkeley is a small historic town in the district of Stroud, in rural Gloucestershire, set on the low-lying floodplain by the Severn Estuary at the western edge of the Cotswolds. Its skyline is dominated by Berkeley Castle, a largely medieval fortress long held by the Berkeley family and notorious for its links with the deposition of King Edward II, while the town is also proud as the birthplace of Edward Jenner, whose contributions to vaccination are commemorated at the Edward Jenner Museum.
Traditionally agricultural with a history tied to the nearby docks and canals around Sharpness, modern Berkeley mixes farming and tourism - castle visits and the Jenner museum bring regular visitors - with commuting to nearby centres such as Gloucester and Bristol. The footprint of 20th-century industry remains visible in the now decommissioned Berkeley nuclear power station, and locally the town retains a close-knit feel, with shops, pubs and community events reflecting its long history and rural character.
Postcode districts covering Berkeley
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 17.4 miles28 km
- Newport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Gloucester 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Cheltenham 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Bath 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Stroud 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Cwmbran Central 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Cwmbrân 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Chippenham 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Pontypool 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Berkeley Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Berkeley Vale Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Brookend Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hamfallow Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Clapton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Sharpness Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hinton Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Ham and Stone Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Alkington Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Stone Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stinchcombe Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Lydney East Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Berkeley
GL13 9FD, GL13 9AN, GL13 9AP, GL13 9PJ, GL13 9EG, GL13 9AQ, GL13 9EQ, GL13 9AX, GL13 9BT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 24.3 miles39 km
- Cardiff Airport 43.2 miles69.5 km
- Lydney Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Lydney Town Railway Station 3.8 miles6 km
Hotels near Berkeley
- Deangate Motel 3.9 miles6.3 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Best Western Bristol North the Gables Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Swan Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- The Belfry Hotel 2 8.7 miles14 km
- Butchers Arms 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 8 miles12.8 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 8.7 miles13.9 km
- The Swan 6.6 miles10.6 km
- White Hart Inn 8.3 miles13.3 km
Schools in Berkeley
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Old Park wood Forest 11 miles17.8 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 14.6 miles23.4 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 14.7 miles23.7 km