Nailsworth
Ward in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.684, -2.23 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 84 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 (Dursley) |
The electoral ward covers the small market town of Nailsworth in the valley of the River Frome, within the district of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Tucked on the edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the area’s steep valley sides, narrow streets and ribbon of former mills still reflect its 19th‑century wool and cloth heritage.
Today Nailsworth is known for a lively independent retail and food scene, regular markets and many converted mill buildings housing studios, small businesses and homes; tourism and local enterprise sit alongside people who commute to nearby towns. The ward retains a strong community spirit with arts events, festivals and volunteer initiatives that keep village‑scale social life active.
Postcode districts covering Nailsworth
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22.3 miles
- Swindon 20.5 miles
- Gloucester 11.6 miles
- Cheltenham 15.8 miles
- Bath 21.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.1 miles
- Stroud 4 miles
- Trowbridge 25 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 12.2 miles
- Chippenham 16.2 miles
- Yate 12.8 miles
- Tewkesbury 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Horsley Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Nailsworth Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Box Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Amberley Built-up area 2 miles
- Kingscote Parish 2 miles
- Amberley and Woodchester Ward 2.2 miles
- Minchinhampton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Woodchester Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Avening Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Owlpen Parish 2.5 miles
- Nympsfield Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Beverston Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Nailsworth
GL6 0PZ, GL6 0NU, GL6 0AN, GL6 0RY, GL6 0PN, GL6 0DL, GL6 0QA, GL6 0DN, GL6 0QR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 29.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport 51.8 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 4.8 miles
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Schools in Nailsworth
- Beaudesert Park School Independent - all ages
- Horsley C of E Primary School Primary
- Nailsworth C of E Primary School Primary
- Ruskin Mill College Special
- The Acorn School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 1 mile
- Cotswold Hills Hill 2.7 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.4 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 15.3 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 15.3 miles
- Hartham Country house 16.3 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 16.8 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 17 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 17.9 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 18.1 miles