Stinchcombe
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.687, -2.4 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 72 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 (Dursley) |
Stinchcombe is a small village and civil parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire, in south‑west England, perched on the Cotswold escarpment. The village is best known for Stinchcombe Hill, a steep stretch of limestone pasture that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; its species‑rich grassland gives wide views over the Severn Vale towards the Forest of Dean and, on a clear day, into Wales.
Historically rural, Stinchcombe retains traditional stone cottages and a historic church, while the local economy remains rooted in farming alongside residents who commute to nearby towns such as Stroud, Gloucester and Bristol. The village has an active community life with walking, wildlife‑watching and village events making it a quietly sociable spot for both long‑time locals and newcomers.
Postcode districts covering Stinchcombe
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 18 miles
- Gloucester 13.6 miles
- Cheltenham 19.7 miles
- Bath 21.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 15.9 miles
- Stroud 8.3 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 10.4 miles
- Chippenham 19.8 miles
- Yate 10 miles
- Portishead 21.6 miles
- Nailsea 23.6 miles
- Tewkesbury 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cam West Ward 1.5 miles
- Berkeley Vale Ward 1.7 miles
- Alkington Parish 1.8 miles
- Cam Built-up area 1.8 miles
- North Nibley Built-up area 2 miles
- Cam East Ward 2.1 miles
- Dursley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hamfallow Parish 2.4 miles
- Upthorpe Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Berkeley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Slimbridge Built-up area 3 miles
- Stone Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Stinchcombe
GL11 6AP, GL11 6BQ, GL11 6BG, GL13 9EU, GL11 6HR, GL11 6AT, GL11 6BD, GL11 6BE, GL13 9HA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 25.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 45.2 miles
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Lydney Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Stinchcombe Ad
- Malt House 3 2.6 miles
- The Prince Of Wales Hotel Berkeley 3 0.9 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Michaelwood M5 2.5 2.6 miles
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 4.4 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 2.1 miles
- The Berkeley Arms Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Best Western Gables Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 4 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- The Bell Inn 7.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 4.4 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 7.2 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 9.2 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 9.2 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 10 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 13.1 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 13.7 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 13.8 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 14.4 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 14.8 miles