Sharpness
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.719, -2.475 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 67 02 |
| Population: | 1,029 |
| Dialling code: | 01594 (Lydney) |
Sharpness sits in the district of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, on the east bank of the River Severn at the mouth of the estuary. It developed in the 19th century as the terminus of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and is known for the long, deep-water Sharpness Dock and its industrial past serving coal, timber and oil traffic; the nearby Severn Railway Bridge once linked it to Lydney before collapsing in 1960.
Today Sharpness feels much quieter, with a small community centred on maritime activities, a marina and a few remaining industrial terminals, while the surrounding Severn Estuary mudflats and saltmarshes attract birdwatchers and nature lovers. Its combination of industrial heritage and important natural habitats gives the village an interesting, slightly rugged character that reflects both its economic history and conservation value.
Postcode districts covering Sharpness
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 18.8 miles
- Newport 22.9 miles
- Gloucester 14.1 miles
- Cheltenham 20.7 miles
- Bath 23.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 17.4 miles
- Stroud 10.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13.1 miles
- Chippenham 23.5 miles
- Pontypool 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hinton Parish 0.7 miles
- Brookend Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Hamfallow Parish 1.6 miles
- Lydney East Ward 1.7 miles
- Berkeley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Clapton Built-up area 2 miles
- Lydney North Ward 2.3 miles
- Lydney Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Berkeley Vale Ward 2.4 miles
- Blakeney Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Ham and Stone Parish 3.3 miles
- Pillowell Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Sharpness
GL13 9NE, GL13 9UN, GL13 9UF, GL13 9NF, GL13 9NL, GL13 9NY, GL13 9UU, GL13 9NP, GL13 9NR … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 43.4 miles
- Lydney Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Lydney Town Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Sharpness Ad
- Deangate Motel 2.7 miles
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 6.2 miles
- The Belfry Hotel 2 7 miles
- Butchers Arms 7 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 6.9 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 7 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 7.7 miles
- Best Western Bristol North the Gables Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 8 miles
Schools in Sharpness
- Sharpness Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 5.5 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 10.1 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 10.3 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 10.5 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 13.4 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 16.1 miles