Image Cambridge Glos sign.JPG thumb right Cambridge, GloucestershireCambridge IPAc en icon k m b r d is a hamlet in the district of Stroud district Stroud , in the county of Gloucestershire , England. It lies on the A38 road between Bristol and Gloucester , about three miles 5 km from Dursley . The hamlet lies in the civil parishes in England civil parish of Slimbridge and takes its name from the River Cam, Gloucestershire River Cam which flows through it. Hence the cam in the name is pronounced to rhyme with ham , unlike the first syllable of the better known city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire , which is pronounced to rhyme with fame . ref However, see Talk page for discussion of this topic ref The hamlet has two public house s, called the George and the White Lion. There are regular buses to Bristol , Gloucester and Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Thornbury . In nearby Slimbridge is the WWT Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust , that was founded by Peter Scott . ref http www.wwt.org.uk Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust website ref Location The hamlet is centred approximately at British national grid reference system OS grid reference gbmappingsmall SO749037 References reflist coord 51.73145 N 2.36484 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SO749037 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref External links Commons category inline Cambridge, Gloucestershire Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Stroud district Gloucestershire geo stub pl CambridgeGloucestershire ... more details
about the city in England Cambridge disambiguation Use British English date August 2011 Infobox settlement ... of Cambridge other name nickname settlement type City status in the United Kingdom City & non metropolitan ... type Coat of Arms of the City Council blank emblem size 150px blank emblem link Cambridge City Council, England image map Cambridge UK locator map.svg mapsize 200px map caption Cambridge shown within ... Admin HQ subdivision name4 Cambridge Guildhall Politics government footnotes government type Non metropolitan ... name Cambridge City Council leader title1 Mayor leader name1 Ian Nimmo Smith politician Ian Nimmo Smith ... title Biography of the mayor publisher Cambridge City Countil date No date accessdate ... www.cambridge.gov.uk INFOBOX END File Cambridge 1575.png thumb 300px Cambridge in 1575 The city status in the United Kingdom city of Cambridge IPAc en audio en uk Cambridge.ogg k e ... in the area in bronze age and Roman invasion of Britain Roman times, and under Viking rule Cambridge ... granted in the 12th century , although city status was not conferred until 1951. Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge , founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one ... Chapel, Cambridge King s College Chapel , and the Cambridge University Library . The Cambridge ... in the far south of the city and St John s College, Cambridge St John s College Chapel tower. Today, Cambridge is at the heart of the high tech nology centre known as Silicon Fen a play on Silicon Valley ... Fair music and arts festival is held on Midsummer Common . Cambridge is adjacent to the M11 motorway .... File Elm Street.JPG thumb Cottages in Orchard Street, Cambridge History Prehistory and Roman Settlements have existed around the Cambridge area since before the Roman Empire . The earliest clear ... Hill, Cambridge Castle Hill in the 1st century BC. ref cite web url http www.visitcambridge.org VisitCambridge Factsheets.aspx title A brief history of Cambridge publisher Cambridge City Council year ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 51.609 2.414 display title region GB scale 20000 Churchend is a village in South Gloucestershire , England, near Yate . External links Commons category inline Churchend, Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub pl Churchend Gloucestershire ... more details
Stowell is a small village in Gloucestershire , north of Cirencester . Gloucestershire geo stub However, This is not Stowell Gloucestershire. This is Stowell Somerset. coord 51 00 N 2 27 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki Category Villages in Gloucestershire pl Stowell Gloucestershire ... more details
coord 51.769 2.604 display title region GB scale 10000 Sling is a village in Gloucestershire , England . The village is located between Clearwell and Bream, Gloucestershire Bream . External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3679194 photos of Sling and surrounding area on geograph Category Villages in GloucestershireGloucestershire geo stub pl Sling Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 51.616 2.516 display title region GB scale 10000 Morton , split into Upper and Lower Morton, are areas of farmland to the north east of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Thornbury , in South Gloucestershire . There is a large farm shop in Upper Morton, while Lower Morton has a lot of cattle farms. External links Commons category inline Morton, Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub pl Morton Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 51.638 2.512 display title region GB scale 10000 commons cat Rockhampton is a village in South Gloucestershire , England , to the north east of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Thornbury . It has a GL13 postal address, and used to get its mail via Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley . The South end of the village is more properly called Newton, and is in the Thornbury, Bristol postal area. South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub pl Rockhampton Gloucestershire ... more details
coord 51.621 2.570 display title region GB scale 10000 unreferenced date October 2006 Cowhill is a small village south of Oldbury, South Gloucestershire Oldbury , South Gloucestershire , England. Its most prominent feature is the church, known as Cowhill church St Arilda . South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub id Cowhill, Gloucestershire pl Cowhill Gloucestershire ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 51.4351 longitude 2.4259 official name Beach population lieutenancy england Gloucestershire unitary england South Gloucestershire region South West England constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference ST7070 Beach is a village in South Gloucestershire , England . Category Villages in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire geo stub pl Beach Gloucestershire ... more details
Ellwood is a village in the Forest of Dean district Forest of Dean Non metropolitan district district in Gloucestershire , England . It lies around convert 3 km mi 1 south east of Coleford, Gloucestershire Coleford . The village has a football club Ellwood F.C. who as of 2008 09 play in the Gloucestershire County League . gloucestershire geo stub coord 51 46 15 N 2 35 35 W type city display title Category Forest of Dean Category Villages in Gloucestershire pl Ellwood Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Coord 51.653 2.514 display title region GB scale 5000 Hill is a village in South Gloucestershire , England , midway between the towns of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Thornbury in South Gloucestershire and Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley in Gloucestershire . The parish stretches from the banks of the River Severn to an outcrop of the Cotswold escarpment. Hill is a village with about 200 residents. Hill has four working farms. External links Commons category inline Hill, Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub pl Hill Gloucestershire ... more details
There are at least two Hardwickes in Gloucestershire Hardwicke, Stroud , Gloucestershire Hardwicke, Tewkesbury , a hamlet to the west of the M5 motorway at Elmstone Hardwicke See also Hardwicke disambig ... more details
Coombe is a settlement in the England English county of Gloucestershire . External links Commons category inline Coombe, Gloucestershire gbmapping ST768939 coord 51.64342 N 2.33667 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 ST768939 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Stroud district Gloucestershire geo stub pl Coombe Gloucestershire ... more details
Saul is a village in Gloucestershire , England at the site of the junction of the Stroudwater Navigation and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal . It is in the parish of Fretherne with Saul in the district of Stroud district Stroud . William John Westwood , the 36th Anglican Bishop of Peterborough was born in Saul. External links Commons category Saul, Gloucestershire oscoor gbx SO748094 coord 51.78269 2.36670 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 SO748094 display title Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Stroud district Gloucestershire geo stub pl Saul Gloucestershire ... more details
distinguish Barton Regis disambiguation Barton is a village in Gloucestershire , on the Windrush River, near Naunton . It appears in written records as Berton as early as 1287. ref Ekwall 29 ref coord 51 55 36 N 1 51 48 W display title References coorOS reflist External links Commons category inline Barton, GloucestershireGloucestershire geo stub Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Cotswold district pl Barton Gloucestershire ... more details
Stone is a small village in Alkington, Gloucestershire Alkington parish , Gloucestershire , England . It is located on the A38 road , just south west of its crossing of the Little Avon River , roughly halfway between Bristol and Gloucester . gbmapping ST684953 It is adjacent to the county boundary with South Gloucestershire . The part of the community just north east of the river is called Woodford . To the north lies the village of Newport, Gloucestershire Newport The village of stone has features that include a Church, A Village Green, C.E Primary School, Village Hall and The Berkeley Vale Public House which has been closed down by its most recent owner. The village has many strong links with the close town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley . External links Commons category Stone, Gloucestershire http hamandstone.com HamAndStone.com Village web site coord 51.65559 N 2.45819 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 ST684953 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Stroud district Gloucestershire geo stub pl Stone Gloucestershire ... more details
Ashley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district Cotswold district of Gloucestershire , England , about 8 miles south west of Cirencester . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 142. coord 51 39 N 2 6 W type city region GB source openstreetmap 259073447 display title Openstreetmap coordinates 51.652596, 2.099233 linked to description hamlet Ashley which is about 4km east of town Tetbury in Gloucestershire and about 25km south east of city Gloucester in England, Gloucestershire found about 4km north east of village Long Newnton in Gloucestershire which is about 2km south east of middle of town Tetbury, ditto and about 27km south of city Gloucester in England, Gloucestershire External links Commons category inline Ashley, Gloucestershire Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Cotswold district Gloucestershire geo stub pl Ashley Gloucestershire ... more details
coord 51.577 2.302 display title region GB scale 5000 File Dunkirkrain.JPG thumb 200px Hamlet of Dunkirk, Gloucestershire Dunkirk is a Hamlet place hamlet in the rural north of South Gloucestershire , near the Gloucestershire border, in the civil parish parish of Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire Hawkesbury . The hamlet is on an important T junction where the A46 road A46 which goes from Bath, Somerset Bath to Nailsworth and Stroud meets the A433 road A433 which goes towards Tetbury and Cirencester . Dunkirk in Hawkesbury parish should not be confused with Dunkirk near Nailsworth, also on the A46 in Gloucestershire , and the site of Dunkirk Mill. ref http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 19112 Victoria County History of Gloucestershire Nailsworth Economic History ref The hamlet of Petty France is directly to the south. Previously, Petty France and Dunkirk were known as road accident hotspots, The proportion of fatal and serious accidents was 46 , and is significantly higher than the average for South Gloucestershire as a whole, which is 12 . 13 accidents occurred between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2001, including 2 fatal accidents, four were serious and seven were slight., ref https consultations.southglos.gov.uk inovem consult.ti legacy 711 consultationHome South Gloucestershire website ref as a result of this the speed through the two hamlets was reduced to 40 MPH. References Reflist South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub id Dunkirk, Gloucestershire pl Dunkirk Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Knightsbridge is a Hamlet place hamlet neighbouring Elmstone Hardwicke and Uckington, Gloucestershire Uckington , close to Junction 10 of the M5 motorway , near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire . In addition to residential housing, Knightsbridge is home to a small business park. Coord 51 56 20 N 2 9 23 W scale 100000 display title Category Hamlets in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire geo stub ... more details
Sevenhampton is a village in Gloucestershire . The Church is dedicated to St Andrew. The name of the village is believed to be derived from an older name, Sennington, which was still in use into the early modern period. coord 51 53 30 N 1 57 00 W display title References CoorOS Gloucestershire geo stub Category Villages in Gloucestershire Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages pl Sevenhampton Gloucestershire ... more details
Berwick is a hamlet in the South Gloucestershire District, in the England English county of Gloucestershire . Nearby settlements include the city of Bristol and the village of Hallen, Gloucestershire Hallen . Berwick has a business park called Sampson House Business Park and a wood called Berwick Wood . Berwick is located between the M5 motorway and the M49 motorway . coord 51.5231 2.6398 type city region GB display title Category Hamlets in Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub ... more details
About the village near Berkeley the village near Dyrham in South Gloucestershire Hinton, South Gloucestershire Hinton is a village and civil parish near Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley in Stroud District , Gloucestershire . The parish includes the larger villages of Sharpness and Purton, Berkeley Purton . The ecclesiastical parish is Sharpness with Purton, formerly part of the parish of Berkeley and now united with Slimbridge . In the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 1,141. ref http www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination LeadTableView.do?a 3&b 794902&c Hinton&d 16&e 15&g 448646&i 1001x1003x1004&m 0&r 1&s 1240133233677&enc 1&dsFamilyId 779 ONS 2001 Census Key Statistics ref References Reflist External links http community.stroud.gov.uk default.asp?pid 9 Parish Council website coord 51 44 N 2 27 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Stroud district Category Civil parishes in Gloucestershiregloucestershire geo stub pl Hinton Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox UK place country England latitude 51.90103 longitude 1.95054 official name Brockhampton population shire district shire county Gloucestershire region South West England constituency westminster post town CHELTENHAM postcode district GL54 postcode area GL dial code os grid reference SP035225 Brockhampton is a small village East of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire . External links Commons category inline Brockhampton, Gloucestershire Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Tewkesbury Gloucestershire geo stub pl Brockhampton Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Bamfurlong is a village in Gloucestershire , England . It is located between Cheltenham and Gloucester , near Gloucestershire Airport . Today, Bamfurlong is a village of two halves , being divided in two by the M5 motorway . There is no access from one half of Bamfurlong to the other east to west other than via Bamfurlong Lane and the motorway bridge. External links Commons category inline Bamfurlong, Gloucestershire Coord 51 53 33 N 2 9 0 W scale 20000 region GB display title Category Villages in GloucestershireGloucestershire geo stub pl Bamfurlong Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Staverton is a village between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire , England , in the Tewkesbury borough borough of Tewkesbury . It is the location of Gloucestershire Airport , which was previously called Staverton Airport and RAF Staverton . It is the home of the Dowty Rotol and Messier Dowty aircraft components factories. The airport is the largest general aviation airfield in South West England. External links Commons category inline Staverton, Gloucestershire Coord 51 54 35 N 2 9 30 W region GB type city scale 100000 display title Category Villages in Gloucestershire Category Tewkesbury Gloucestershire geo stub pl Staverton Gloucestershire ... more details
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