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 miles
- Swindon 22.3 miles
- Gloucester 9.4 miles
- Cheltenham 14.2 miles
- Bath 23.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.4 miles
- Stroud 2.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13.8 miles
- Chippenham 18.7 miles
- Yate 14.1 miles
- Tewkesbury 19.5 miles
- Melksham 24.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Amberley and Woodchester Ward 0.4 miles
- King's Stanley Parish 0.8 miles
- Middleyard Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Woodchester Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Amberley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Rodborough Parish 1.7 miles
- Bagpath Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Leonard Stanley Parish 1.8 miles
- Nympsfield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- The Stanleys Ward 1.9 miles
- Nailsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Woodchester
GL5 5EQ, GL5 5EL, GL5 5NS, GL5 5NX, GL5 5PH, GL5 5EH, GL5 5PP, GL5 5NY, GL5 5HP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport 51.8 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Woodchester Ad
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 1.9 miles
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 2.1 miles
- The Stroud Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Amberley Inn 4 1.5 miles
- The Close Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- The Falcon Painswick 4 5.5 miles
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 7.6 miles
Schools in Woodchester
- Woodchester Endowed C of E Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 1.5 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 4.4 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 7.7 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.5 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.4 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 16.3 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 17.2 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 17.9 miles
- Hartham Country house 18.7 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 18.9 miles