Whiteshill
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.763, -2.237 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 83 07 |
Whiteshill is a small village and civil parish in the district of Stroud, in Gloucestershire, England. It sits on the edge of the Cotswolds escarpment with open countryside and lanes overlooking the Severn Vale, offering good walking country and panoramic views towards the nearby valleys; the area lies close to the Stroud Valleys and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically the locality shared in the woollen and cloth trades that shaped much of the Stroud district, while agriculture and smallholdings remained important. Today Whiteshill is largely residential with a lively village community centred on a church, village hall and local events, and many residents commuting to nearby towns - its rural character, footpaths and commons continue to be key attractions for visitors and locals alike.
Postcode districts covering Whiteshill
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Gloucester 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Cheltenham 11.2 miles18 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Stroud 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Great Malvern 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Chippenham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Yate 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Tewkesbury 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Calne 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Calne Without 24.5 miles39.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Whiteshill and Ruscombe Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Randwick Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Randwick and Westrip Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Pitchcombe Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stroud Uplands Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Stroud Central Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cainscross Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Standish Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Stroud Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stroud Valley Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Whiteshill
GL6 6DA, GL6 6AW, GL6 6EG, GL6 6DL, GL6 6BW, GL6 6BE, GL6 6AN, GL6 6AY, GL6 6AJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.4 miles53.8 km
- Birmingham International Airport 52.1 miles83.8 km
- Stroud Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Whiteshill Ad
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Falcon Painswick 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 4 miles6.5 km
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in Whiteshill
- Whiteshill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Stowell Park Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 19.5 miles31.4 km