Tortworth

Tortworth is a small village and civil parish, near Thornbury in Gloucestershire, England. It has a population of 147 as of 2011. It lies on the B4509 road, which crosses the M5 motorway to the west of Tortworth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HM Prison Leyhill and St James’ Church, Charfield.

HM Prison Leyhill

Prison

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

HM Prison Leyhill is a category D men's prison located in the parish of Cromhall in Gloucestershire, England. His Majesty's Prison Service operates Leyhill Prison.

St James’ Church, Charfield

Church

Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James' Church is a historic Anglican church at Churchend in the village of Charfield, Gloucestershire, England and is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.

Church of St George

Church

Photo: Mirokado, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wotton-under-Edge and Berkeley.

Wotton-under-Edge

Photo: Lobsterthermidor, CC0.

Wotton-under-Edge is a market town of 5,600 people in Gloucestershire near the southern end of the Cotswolds. It is equidistant from Gloucester and Bristol, Cheltenham, Cirencester and Bath, a few miles from the M4 and M5.

Berkeley

Photo: Robin Poitou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berkeley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is perhaps best known as the location of Berkeley Castle, a medieval fortress witness to many of the significant developments in British history, and as the birthplace and home of Edward Jenner, the inventor of inoculation.

Cromhall

Village

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cromhall is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is located between Bagstone and Charfield on the B4058, and also borders Leyhill. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,231.

Tortworth

Type: Locality
Location: South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6384° or 51° 38′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.4336° or 2° 26′ 1″ west

Elevation

177 feet (54 metres)

Open location code

9C3VJHQ8+9H

GeoNames ID

7296011

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