Alderton

Alderton is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is about 15 miles north of Cheltenham, 6 miles east of Tewkesbury, 7.5 miles south of Evesham and 15 miles west of Stow-on-the-Wold.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dixton Wood and Christ Church.

Dixton Wood

Deciduous forest

Dixton Wood is a 13.14-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 2000. Dixton Wood is recognised as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael’s Church

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winchcombe and Bishop’s Cleeve.

Winchcombe

Photo: Prichardson, Public domain.

Winchcombe is a town of 5,300 people in the Cotswolds. Winchcombe is a popular destination for walkers and history fans. With people often visiting the running Gloucestershire Warwickshire Heritage Railway steam train that connects it to Broadway and the Cheltenham Racecourse; and Sudeley Castle, the burial place of Queen Katherine Parr, that lies on its outskirts.

Bishop’s Cleeve

Town

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop’s Cleeve is situated 3½ miles southwest of Alderton.

Beckford

Village

Beckford is a small village on the main Cheltenham to Evesham Road, five miles north-east of Tewkesbury, on the Worcestershire—Gloucestershire border. The village straddles the A46 and is one of the villages at the foot of Bredon Hill. Beckford is situated 2½ miles northwest of Alderton.

Alderton

Type: Locality
Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9889° or 51° 59′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.0069° or 2° 0′ 25″ west

Elevation

154 feet (47 metres)

Open location code

9C3VXXQV+H7

GeoNames ID

7293610

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