Woodchester
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.717, -2.253 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 82 02 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 (Dursley) |
Woodchester is a compact village and civil parish in the district of Stroud, set within Gloucestershire in the south-west of England. It sits on the wooded slopes and limestone valleys at the southern edge of the Cotswolds, offering a mix of rolling countryside, footpaths and small agricultural holdings.
The area is best known for Woodchester Park and the unfinished Victorian Gothic Woodchester Mansion, a dramatic ruin in a mature landscape that is important for wildlife - including a roost of greater horseshoe bats - and attracts walkers and naturalists. There are also traces of Roman occupation with notable villa mosaics nearby; today the local economy is largely rural with some commuting to nearby towns and a strong local interest in conservation and community activities.
Postcode districts covering Woodchester
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Swindon 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Gloucester 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cheltenham 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Bath 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Stroud 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Chippenham 18.7 miles30 km
- Yate 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Tewkesbury 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Melksham 24.2 miles39 km
Neighbouring places
- Amberley and Woodchester Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- King's Stanley Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Middleyard Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Woodchester Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Amberley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rodborough Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bagpath Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Leonard Stanley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Nympsfield Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Stanleys Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Nailsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Woodchester
GL5 5PT, GL5 5PG, GL5 5PJ, GL5 5EP, GL5 5PS, GL5 5ET, GL5 5EL, GL5 5PP, GL5 5NF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30.6 miles49.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 51.8 miles83.4 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stroud Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Woodchester Ad
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Amberley Inn 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Close Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Falcon Painswick 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Snooty Fox 3 6.8 miles11 km
Schools in Woodchester
- Woodchester Endowed C of E Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 4.4 miles7 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Stowell Park Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Hartham Country house 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 18.9 miles30.4 km