Alcester East
Ward in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.234, -1.887 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 07 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01527 (Redditch) |
Alcester East covers the eastern part of the market town of Alcester in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, spilling out into surrounding rural lanes and farmland. The neighbourhood sits around the attractive riverside where the River Alne and River Arrow influence local green spaces, and it mixes historic timber-framed and Georgian buildings with more modern housing inside a conservation-minded setting.
Locally there’s a lively community feel driven by independent shops, pubs and small businesses in central Alcester, alongside agriculture in the hinterland; many people commute to nearby Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham. The area’s Roman and medieval roots and active heritage groups give it a strong sense of identity, with regular community events and a typically English market-town atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Alcester East
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Coventry 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Dudley 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Walsall 24 miles38.7 km
- West Bromwich 21.1 miles34 km
- Solihull 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Cheltenham 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Sutton Coldfield 23 miles37 km
- Worcester 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Redditch 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Kidderminster 18.5 miles29.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Kings Coughton Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Coughton Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Alcester Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kinwarton Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Cladswell Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- New End Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Arrow with Weethley Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Alcester West Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Spernall Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Sambourne Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Studley South Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Cookhill Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Alcester East
B49 6BW, B49 6PB, B49 6QY, B49 6PZ, B49 6QT, B49 6QU, B49 5JL, B49 6AQ, B49 6BT … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 47.5 miles76.4 km
- Wootton Wawen Railway Station 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Redditch Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
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Schools in Alcester East
- Coughton C of E Primary School Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic High School Secondary
- St Nicholas C of E Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Ragley Hall Country house 2.5 miles4 km
- Ipsley Court Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Pinley Priory Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Woodnorton Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 12 miles19.3 km
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Westwood House Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- St Johns Museum 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Ettington Park Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 14 miles22.5 km