Hempsted
Hempsted is a suburban village on the edge of Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. The parish was abolished in 1966 and absorbed into the parish and city of Gloucester.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Swithun and Llanthony Secunda Priory.
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Historic building
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanthony Secunda Priory was a house of Augustinian canons in the parish of Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England, situated about half a mile south-west of Gloucester Castle in the City of Gloucester.
Gloucester Waterways Museum
Museum
Photo: Jongleur100, Public domain.
Gloucester Waterways Museum is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks in the city of Gloucester, England. It is located along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and River Severn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Podsmead and Gloucester.
Podsmead
Suburb
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Podsmead is a district of Gloucester approximately one mile from the historic city centre. The population of this Gloucester Ward was 2,994 at the 2011 Census. It is close to the hamlet of Hempsted. The Crypt School is in Podsmead, where it moved in 1943.
Gloucester
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire in England's West Country. A major attraction of the city is Gloucester Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II.
Tuffley
Suburb
Tuffley is a suburb in the city of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England. The ward is unparished and situated near Robinswood Hill. Tuffley is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hempsted.
Hempsted
- Type: Village
- Description: suburban village in Gloucester, United Kingdom
- Category: locality
- Location: Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8507° or 51° 51′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.26851° or 2° 16′ 7″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C3VVP2J+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 256663887OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Swedish—“Hempsted” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Hempsted”
- Russian: “Хэмпстед”
- Swedish: “Hempsted”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hempsted Meadows and Linden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hempsted Post Office and Hempsted Village Hall.
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