Whiteshill and Ruscombe
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.764, -2.233 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 84 07 |
The civil parish of Whiteshill and Ruscombe sits on the high ground of the Cotswold Edge just south of Stroud in Gloucestershire, with rolling limestone countryside, stone cottages and commons that give long views across the Severn Vale towards the Forest of Dean. Much of the area falls within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and a network of lanes and bridleways makes it popular with walkers and riders.
Historically agricultural, the parish today combines smallholdings and farms with cottage businesses and commuters working in nearby towns; local life is centred on a village hall, church and community activities that reflect a strong sense of place. The built environment and commons preserve a rural character while links with the creative and food scenes in Stroud mean there’s a lively, conservation-minded local culture alongside traditional farming.
Postcode districts covering Whiteshill and Ruscombe
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Gloucester 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Cheltenham 11 miles17.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.6 miles38 km
- Stroud 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Great Malvern 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Chipping Sodbury 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Chippenham 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Yate 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Tewkesbury 16.2 miles26 km
- Calne 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Calne Without 24.5 miles39.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Whiteshill Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Randwick Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Pitchcombe Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Randwick and Westrip Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Stroud Uplands Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Stroud Central Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cainscross Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Standish Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stroud Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Stroud Valley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Whiteshill and Ruscombe
GL6 6BB, GL6 6AW, GL6 6AT, GL6 6BE, GL6 6AD, GL6 6DE, GL6 6AJ, GL6 6JP, GL6 6BX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.6 miles54.1 km
- Birmingham International Airport 51.9 miles83.6 km
- Stroud Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Whiteshill and Ruscombe 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 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 4 miles6.5 km
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Whiteshill and Ruscombe
- Whiteshill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Stowell Park Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 19.7 miles31.7 km