Sharpness
Sharpness is a port in the civil parish of Hinton, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West England region.Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 1,030 residents
- Description: village in Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sharpness, Gloucestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Purton Hulks and Dr. Jenner’s House.
Purton Hulks
Disaster remains
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks.
Dr. Jenner’s House
Museum
Dr. Jenner's House, formerly known as the Edward Jenner Museum, in Berkeley, England, is housed in a grade II* listed early 18th century building called the Chantry, famous as the home of Edward Jenner FRS, physician, surgeon, and pioneer of smallpox vaccination, and now used as a museum. Dr. Jenner’s House is situated 2 miles south of Sharpness.
Berkeley Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: My another account, CC0.
Berkeley Town Hall is a municipal building in Salter Street, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which is now used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. Berkeley Town Hall is situated 2 miles south of Sharpness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vale of Berkeley and Purton.
Vale of Berkeley
Locality
The Vale of Berkeley is an area in Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the River Severn and the Cotswold Edge, north of Bristol and south of Gloucester.
Purton
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purton is a hamlet on the west bank of the River Severn, in the civil parish of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It lies opposite the village of Purton near Berkeley on the east bank of the river. Purton is situated 1½ miles north of Sharpness.
Purton
Village
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Purton is a village on the east bank of the River Severn, 3 miles north of Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Hinton. Purton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sharpness.
Sharpness
- Category: locality
- Location: Hinton, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71663° or 51° 42′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.47073° or 2° 28′ 15″ westPopulation
1,030Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SSSOpen location code
9C3VPG8H+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 16737785OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Sharpness” goes by many names.
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Highlights include Newtown Post Office and Sharpness Primary School.
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