Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Woodchester, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodchester map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Woodchester |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.717879 |
| Longitude | -2.234163 |
| Place Type | Village |
Woodchester occupies a verdant declivity where the limestone slopes of the Cotswolds soften into the valley floor. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-west of Nailsworth (from Nailsworth: bearing 340°T, OS grid SO 839 021), and is situated west-north-west of St Chloe village. Ancient echoes linger in the soil here, most notably where the expansive Woodchester Roman Villa lies concealed beneath a meadow, its ornate Orpheus pavement occasionally exposed to the pale, shifting light of spring. The landscape rises sharply toward the horizon, where the windswept expanse of Selsley Common SSSi commands a view over the sprawling industrial heritage of the Stroud district. Water remains the lifeblood of the terrain, feeding the quiet, reflective surfaces of Kennel Pond as it flows through the shadows of former cloth mills. These stone structures, once the engines of a thriving textile trade, now stand as solemn reminders of the clatter and industry that once defined the local economy. Winter frosts often cling to the grey-tiled roofs of Woodchester, highlighting the precise, unyielding architecture of a place built to endure the turning seasons. Even as modern life moves through the thoroughfares, the village retains a gravity born of its long, deep-rooted association with the rugged earth.
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Explore Woodchester, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.717879, -2.234163. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |