Harescombe
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.792, -2.23 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 84 10 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Harescombe is a small rural village and parish in the district of Stroud, in Gloucestershire, England, sitting on the western edge of the Cotswolds escarpment. Its elevated setting gives walkers broad views down over the Severn Vale and towards the lowlands beyond, and the surrounding landscape is typical mixed farmland and hedgerow country rather than dense settlement.
Historically agricultural, the community today is largely residential with a mix of farming and commuters who work in nearby towns and cities. The village retains a quiet, village‑scale social life centred on local amenities and parish activities, and its compact historic core and church make it a peaceful spot for people exploring the Cotswold fringes.
Postcode districts covering Harescombe
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Gloucester 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Cheltenham 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Stroud 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Great Malvern 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Chippenham 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Yate 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Evesham 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Tewkesbury 14.3 miles23 km
- Cirencester 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Chepstow 22.2 miles35.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Edge Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Pitchcombe Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Painswick Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Whiteshill and Ruscombe Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Whaddon Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Whiteshill Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Haresfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Standish Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Hunts Grove Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Randwick Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Harescombe
GL4 0XF, GL6 6PN, GL6 6PP, GL6 6PR, GL4 0UX, GL6 6PL, GL4 0XD, GL4 0UP, GL4 0UU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 35.2 miles56.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 50.1 miles80.7 km
- Stroud Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
Hotels near Harescombe Ad
- The Falcon Painswick 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2 miles3.2 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Edward Hotel 2 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 8 miles12.8 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 10 miles16 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.7 miles22 km
- Stowell Park Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 19.8 miles31.9 km