Sheepscombe
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.791, -2.157 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 89 10 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Sheepscombe is a small, steep-sided village in the district of Stroud, set within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England. It is known for its honey‑coloured stone cottages and narrow lanes, sitting attractively on the slopes above a valley and offering good walking country and wide rural views.
Historically the settlement grew from local wool and small-scale rural industries, and today it has a strong community feel with a mix of long‑standing residents and commuters to nearby Stroud and Gloucester; local events and village life remain important to its character.
Postcode districts covering Sheepscombe
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Gloucester 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Cheltenham 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Stroud 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Great Malvern 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Chippenham 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Yate 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Evesham 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Tewkesbury 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Cirencester 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Carterton 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Painswick and Upton Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Cranham Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Whiteway Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Painswick Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Miserden Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Edge Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bisley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bisley-with-Lypiatt Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Pitchcombe Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Great Witcombe Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Harescombe Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Upton St. Leonards Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Sheepscombe
GL6 7RN, GL6 7RG, GL6 7RL, GL6 7RF, GL6 7RE, GL6 7RQ, GL6 7RH
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 37.1 miles59.8 km
- Birmingham International Airport 49 miles78.8 km
- Stroud Railway Station 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
Hotels near Sheepscombe Ad
- The Falcon Painswick 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles8 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Royal George Birdlip by Greene King Inns 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cowley Manor Experimental 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
Schools in Sheepscombe
- Sheepscombe Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 7.5 miles12 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Stowell Park Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 18.2 miles29.3 km