Chalford
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.726, -2.152 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 89 03 |
| Population: | 6,776 |
Chalford is a steep, linear village on the eastern edge of the Cotswolds, tucked into the Golden Valley on the banks of the River Frome, just a few miles from the market town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Its landscape of narrow lanes and terraces gives a strong sense of place and makes it popular with walkers and cyclists exploring the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically Chalford grew up as part of the 18th–19th century woollen cloth industry, with rows of long-windowed weavers’ cottages and former mills - some of which have been converted into homes and small businesses. The old transport links such as the Thames and Severn Canal helped its trade, and today the village retains a lively local community, a handful of pubs and shops, and connections into the wider arts and market culture of Stroud and the surrounding county.
Postcode districts covering Chalford
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 18.9 miles
- Gloucester 9.2 miles
- Cheltenham 11.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.5 miles
- Stroud 3.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 16.6 miles
- Chippenham 18.4 miles
- Yate 17.2 miles
- Tewkesbury 18.4 miles
- Melksham 24.3 miles
- Melksham Without 24.2 miles
- Calne 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oakridge Lynch Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Brimscombe and Thrupp Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bisley-with-Lypiatt Parish 1.8 miles
- Bisley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Thrupp Ward 1.9 miles
- Minchinhampton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Stroud Trinity Ward 2.3 miles
- Stroud Slade Ward 2.5 miles
- Sapperton Parish 2.5 miles
- Stroud Valley Ward 2.7 miles
- Bagpath Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Box Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Chalford
GL6 8JU, GL6 8NA, GL6 8QA, GL6 7DG, GL6 8EN, GL6 8AZ, GL6 8DA, GL6 8FX, GL6 8BP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 34 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 53.1 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near Chalford Ad
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 2 miles
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 3.5 miles
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 3.7 miles
- The Close Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- The Stroud Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- The Falcon Painswick 4 4.6 miles
- Amberley Inn 4 3.1 miles
- Corinium Hotel & Restaurant 3 7.7 miles
- The Snooty Fox 3 6.2 miles
Schools in Chalford
- Bussage C of E Primary School Primary
- Chalford Hill Primary School Primary
- Eastcombe Primary School Primary
- Thomas Keble School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Hills Hill 3 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 4 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 8.9 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 13 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 13.7 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 14 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 17.5 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 18.9 miles
- Hartham Country house 19.3 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 19.5 miles