Brimscombe and Thrupp
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.727, -2.189 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 87 03 |
| Population: | 1,554 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 (Dursley) |
Brimscombe and Thrupp sit in the steep, wooded valleys just east of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, where the old industrial landscape of mills, terraces and railway earthworks meets the green corridors of the River Frome and the restored sections of the Thames and Severn Canal. The area shows a strong 19th‑century legacy: former textile and engineering works clustered around canal wharves and a compact port area, some of which have been conserved or converted, giving a visible link to the industrial revolution that shaped much of the Stroud Valleys.
Today the villages combine a working economy of small businesses, workshops and light industry with a lively community life shaped by canal volunteers, walking and boating visitors and local groups, while many residents commute to nearby towns. Its proximity to the Cotswolds and the towpaths and green spaces makes it attractive for outdoor recreation, and recent regeneration around the port area has encouraged cafes, events and grassroots cultural activity without losing the area’s industrial character.
Postcode districts covering Brimscombe and Thrupp
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 20.3 miles
- Gloucester 8.7 miles
- Cheltenham 12.3 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.6 miles
- Stroud 1.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 15.7 miles
- Chippenham 18.7 miles
- Yate 16.3 miles
- Tewkesbury 18.4 miles
- Melksham 24.5 miles
- Melksham Without 24.4 miles
- Calne 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brimscombe and Thrupp Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Thrupp Ward 0.3 miles
- Stroud Trinity Ward 1 mile
- Bagpath Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Minchinhampton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Stroud Slade Ward 1.3 miles
- Rodborough Parish 1.3 miles
- Amberley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Chalford Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Stroud Valley Ward 1.6 miles
- Stroud Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Box Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Brimscombe and Thrupp
GL5 2DD, GL5 2QD, GL5 2DB, GL6 7LS, GL5 2SE, GL5 2SG, GL5 2EQ, GL5 2BE, GL5 2QN … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 53.6 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Brimscombe and Thrupp Ad
- The Old Lodge 4 1.8 miles
- The Bell Inn 2.2 miles
- The Bear Of Rodborough Hotel 4 1.1 miles
- The Stroud Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- The Amberley Inn 4 1.7 miles
- The Crown Inn 4 3.3 miles
- The Clothiers Arms 1.9 miles
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 2.7 miles
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 2.4 miles
Schools in Brimscombe and Thrupp
- Thrupp School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 2.8 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 3.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.6 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 13.5 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 14.5 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 15.1 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 15.9 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 18.8 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 19.2 miles
- Hartham Country house 19.3 miles