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Woodchester Gloucestershire Map

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.

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PlaceWoodchester
Traditional CountyGloucestershire
District / BoroughStroud
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.717879
Longitude-2.234163
Place TypeVillage

About Woodchester

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Woodchester Roman Villa (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 007° N · 11 ha
  • Selsley Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 314° NW · 40 ha
  • The Toots Long Barrow, Selsley Common (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 309° NW
  • Bown Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 261° W
  • Parkmill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 212° SSW
  • Kennel Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 226° SW
  • Whitfield'S Tump: A Long Barrow On Minchinhampton Common (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 107° ESE
  • Dunkirk Mill Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 161° SSE
  • Rodborough Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 058° ENE · 110 ha
  • Miles Marling Field (Park) — 1.2 mi, 181° S
  • Nailsworth Valley (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 157° SSE
  • Rodborough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 039° NE
  • Woodchester Park (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 232° SW
  • Middle Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 242° WSW
  • Rectory Gardens (Park) — 1.4 mi, 014° NNE
  • Stanley Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 267° W
  • Miry Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 190° S
  • Ruscombe Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 357° N
  • In Transit (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 030° NNE
  • Stroud Subscription Rooms (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 021° NNE
  • The Museum in the Park (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 012° NNE
  • Cotswold Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 030° NNE
  • Stratford Park Model Railway (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 012° NNE
  • Nether Lypiatt Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 067° ENE · 2 ha
  • The Rock (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 318° NW
  • Coaley Peak Toposcope (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 256° WSW
  • RMC: The Cave (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 087° E
  • Lypiatt Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 057° ENE · 122 ha
  • Cromwell's Stone (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 352° N
  • Chavenage House (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 155° SSE

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About This Woodchester Map Page

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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.