Whaddon
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.819, -2.226 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 84 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Whaddon is a small residential area on the edge of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, offering a quietly suburban feel with easy access to the town’s shops and services. It sits within sight of the Severn Vale and the rolling landscapes of the Cotswolds, so residents enjoy frequent walks and good countryside views while remaining close to urban facilities.
The neighbourhood shares in the region’s industrial heritage - the wider Stroud valleys were long associated with woollen mills and cloth-making - but today Whaddon is mainly residential with a mixed community and local clubs and groups. It’s conveniently placed for commuting, with road and rail links to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Bristol, making it appealing for people who want village-like calm within reach of larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Whaddon
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cheltenham 8 miles12.9 km
- Stroud 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Great Malvern 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Yate 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Evesham 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Tewkesbury 12.4 miles20 km
- Cirencester 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Chepstow 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Dursley 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Bishop's Cleeve 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Tuffley Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Matson, Robinswood and White City Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Upton St. Leonards Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Abbeydale Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Grange Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kingsway Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Harescombe Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Podsmead Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Quedgeley Fieldcourt Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Abbeymead Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Edge Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Whaddon
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36.8 miles59.3 km
- Birmingham International Airport 48.3 miles77.8 km
- Gloucester Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stroud Railway Station 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 8.4 miles13.5 km
Hotels near Whaddon Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Edward Hotel 2 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 0.7 miles1.2 km
- The Falcon Painswick 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Go2 Gloucester Quedgeley Hotel 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Spalite Hotel 3 3 miles4.9 km
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 3 miles4.8 km
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 10 miles16.1 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Stowell Park Estate 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Croome Court Estate 19.6 miles31.5 km