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 miles39.5 km
- Gloucester 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Cheltenham 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Stroud 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Great Malvern 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Chipping Sodbury 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Chippenham 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Yate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Tewkesbury 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Cirencester 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Chepstow 17.9 miles28.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Moreton Valence Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Severn Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Frampton on Severn Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Eastington Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Saul Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stonehouse Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Fretherne with Saul Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Standish Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Haresfield Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Longney and Epney Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Rodley Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Frocester Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Whitminster
GL2 7NW, GL2 7NS, GL2 7PQ, GL2 7LR, GL2 7PW, GL2 7NU, GL2 7PX, GL2 7PE, GL2 7LX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.7 miles50.9 km
- Cardiff Airport 50.7 miles81.6 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
Hotels near Whitminster Ad
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 3.7 miles6 km
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Falcon Painswick 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Go2 Gloucester Quedgeley Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Old Park wood Forest 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 17.4 miles28 km