Frampton Cotterell
Ward in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.554, -2.475 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 67 83 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 (Chipping Sodbury) |
Frampton Cotterell sits in South Gloucestershire just north-east of Bristol, straddling the valley of the River Frome. The ward mixes suburban ribbon development with surrounding green belt countryside and former small-scale coal workings around Coalpit Heath, giving a varied landscape of lanes, hedgerows and pockets of woodland close to the city.
Historically a farming and milling community with later small industrial links, today it is largely a commuter and family-oriented area with a strong local identity: independent shops, primary schools, sports clubs and active community groups. There are attractive stone buildings and a parish church at its heart, local conservation initiatives and regular village events that keep a sense of history and place alongside modern development pressures.
Postcode districts covering Frampton Cotterell
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 8.6 miles
- Newport 21.1 miles
- Gloucester 23.2 miles
- Bath 13 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.7 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 6.2 miles
- Stroud 16.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.8 miles
- Trowbridge 19.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 3.9 miles
- Chippenham 16.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Iron Acton Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Rangeworthy Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Frampton Cotterell Parish 1.5 miles
- Engine Common Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Yate Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Yate North Ward 2.6 miles
- Tytherington Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Coalpit Heath Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Yate Central Ward 2.8 miles
- Westerleigh Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Frampton Cotterell
BS36 2LR, BS37 7LU, BS36 2ES, BS36 2EY, BS36 2AT, BS36 2JG, BS36 2RX, BS36 2LE, BS37 0SH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 38.9 miles
- Yate Railway Station 2 miles
- Bristol Parkway Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels in Frampton Cotterell Ad
Schools in Frampton Cotterell
- Frampton Cotterell C of E Primary School Primary
- Immanuel Christian School Independent - all ages
- Iron Acton C of E Primary School Primary
- The Manor C of E Primary School Primary
- Watermore Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 5.1 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 5.3 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6.8 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 8.1 miles
- University of Bristol University 8.6 miles
- SS Great Britain Museum 9.2 miles
- Bristol Harbour Harbour 9.5 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- Ashton Gate Stadium 10 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 11.1 miles