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Box

Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Coordinates:51.701, -2.203
OS grid ref:SO 86 00
Dialling code: 01453 (Dursley)

The hamlet of Box sits on the edge of Minchinhampton and the Cotswolds, within the district of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Perched on limestone high ground, it has the honey‑coloured stone cottages typical of the area and affords wide views down into the Severn Vale.

Historically the locality shares in the wool and small‑scale quarrying heritage of the Stroud valleys; today it is mainly agricultural and residential, with many people commuting to Stroud, Gloucester or Bristol. Its proximity to Minchinhampton Common and the Cotswolds’ walking routes gives it a quiet rural character popular with walkers and those seeking countryside living close to market towns.

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Transport links

  • Airport Bristol Airport 31.2 miles50.3 km
  • Airport Cardiff Airport 53.3 miles85.8 km
  • Railway station Stroud Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
  • Railway station Stonehouse Railway Station 4.6 miles7.3 km

Local points of interest

  • The New Lawn Stadium 1.3 miles2.1 km
  • Cotswold Hills Hill 2 miles3.2 km
  • Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 6.7 miles10.7 km
  • Kingswood Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles14 km
  • Flaxley Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles22.8 km
  • Whaddon Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km
  • Forest of Dean Forest 15.9 miles25.6 km
  • Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 16.4 miles26.4 km
  • Stowell Park Estate 16.5 miles26.5 km
  • Dyrham Park Historic site 16.9 miles27.2 km
  • Hartham Country house 17.4 miles28.1 km
  • Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 17.6 miles28.3 km

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