Lower Brailes
Built-up area in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.051, -1.545 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 31 39 |
| Population: | 1,027 |
Lower Brailes is a small, quiet hamlet in the civil parish of Brailes within the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It sits on the rural fringe of the Cotswolds, surrounded by rolling arable and pastoral countryside with pleasant lanes and good views towards nearby high ground such as Brailes Hill and the Edge Hill area, the latter linked in local memory to the 1642 Battle of Edgehill.
Historically agricultural, the locality retains traditional stone and brick cottages and a sense of tight-knit village life, with community activities and local events often centred in the wider Brailes parish. The hamlet attracts walkers and people seeking a rural lifestyle, while a number of residents commute to nearby market towns and centres such as Stratford-upon-Avon and Banbury for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Lower Brailes
Most populated places nearby
- Coventry 24.9 miles
- Oxford 24.2 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 16.7 miles
- Redditch 23.4 miles
- Banbury 8.8 miles
- Warwick 15.8 miles
- Bicester 19.5 miles
- Witney 18.3 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 12.1 miles
- Daventry 21.8 miles
- Evesham 17.3 miles
- Kenilworth 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brailes Parish 0.5 miles
- Sutton-under-Brailes Parish 1.3 miles
- Cherington and Stourton Built-up area 2 miles
- Cherington Parish 2.1 miles
- Stourton Parish 2.2 miles
- Barcheston Parish 2.4 miles
- Whichford Parish 2.7 miles
- Sibford Gower Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Honington Parish 2.8 miles
- Shipston North Ward 2.8 miles
- Epwell Parish 2.9 miles
- Brailes & Compton Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Lower Brailes
OX15 5AQ, OX15 5HP, OX15 5NB, OX15 5HS, OX15 5JW, OX15 5AS, OX15 5HU, OX15 5DW, OX15 5BF … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 29.1 miles
- Luton Airport 51.6 miles
- Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station 7.7 miles
- Campden Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Lower Brailes Ad
- The Lion, Tredington 4.4 miles
- The George Townhouse 3 3.5 miles
- The Lazy Pug 3.4 miles
- The Fuzzy Duck 5.5 miles
- Charingworth Manor 4 7.1 miles
- Ettington Park Hotel, Stratford-Upon-Avon 4 6.4 miles
- The Bell - Brunning and Price 4 7.9 miles
- The Ebrington Arms 4 7.9 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 8 miles
- The White Hart Royal Hotel, Moreton-in-Marsh 4 7.9 miles
Schools in Lower Brailes
- Brailes C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 5.4 miles
- Upton House Country house 5.6 miles
- Ettington Park Estate 5.9 miles
- 12th Century Church Historic site 8.1 miles
- Batsford Estate 8.7 miles
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 8.8 miles
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles
- Ashorne Hill Estate 11.9 miles
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 14.6 miles
- Steane Estate 14.7 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 15.8 miles