Whitminster
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.77, -2.326 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 77 08 |
Whitminster is a small village and civil parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, lying on the edge of the Cotswolds in the Vale of Gloucester. It occupies a rural, agricultural setting with open fields and hedgerows, offering views across the Severn Vale and reasonably straightforward road links to nearby centres such as Gloucester and Stroud.
Historically known as Wheatenhurst, the settlement has medieval roots and retains traditional stone buildings and a parish church alongside more modern development. Local life is quietly rural, centred on farming, small local businesses and commuters, with a village hall, pub and active community groups that sustain a close-knit social life while keeping easy access to the facilities of the surrounding towns.
Postcode districts covering Whitminster
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24.6 miles
- Gloucester 7.1 miles
- Cheltenham 13.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.3 miles
- Stroud 4.7 miles
- Great Malvern 23.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 16.4 miles
- Chippenham 23.2 miles
- Yate 16.3 miles
- Tewkesbury 17.2 miles
- Cirencester 15.7 miles
- Chepstow 17.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Moreton Valence Built-up area 1 mile
- Severn Ward 1.4 miles
- Frampton on Severn Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Eastington Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Saul Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Stonehouse Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Fretherne with Saul Parish 2.1 miles
- Standish Parish 2.5 miles
- Haresfield Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Longney and Epney Parish 2.8 miles
- Rodley Built-up area 3 miles
- Frocester Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Whitminster
GL2 7NR, GL2 7PA, GL2 7PT, GL2 7PB, GL2 7NY, GL2 7LS, GL2 7NT, GL2 7PH, GL2 7PQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 50.7 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Whitminster Ad
- Stonehouse Court Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester 3 3.7 miles
- The Bell Inn 4.5 miles
- The Bell Inn 4 1.6 miles
- Saul Farm 3 1.9 miles
- Travelodge Stonehouse 3 1.1 miles
- The Frocester 3 miles
- The Stroud Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- GO2 Gloucester Hotel by OYO 3 4.9 miles
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 6.4 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 7 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.1 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 9.6 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.1 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 14.7 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 15.8 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 16.6 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 16.9 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 17.4 miles