Chalford

Chalford is a village in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England. Chalford is situated nearby to the hamlet France Lynch, as well as near Hyde.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cotswolds and Gatcombe Park.

Cotswolds

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The Cotswolds are a range of rolling hills spread over parts of south-west and south central England. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966, it has unique features derived from the local golden-coloured limestone known as Cotswold stone.

Gatcombe Park

Manor estate

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Gatcombe Park is a country house between the villages of Minchinhampton and Avening in Gloucestershire, England. Originally constructed in the 1770s, it was rebuilt from 1820 by George Basevi for the economist David Ricardo. Gatcombe Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Chalford.

Aston Down

Aerodrome

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Aston Down is in Gloucestershire, South West England, 2.5 miles east of Minchinhampton, 6 miles southeast of Stroud and 7 miles west of Cirencester. The nearest settlement is the large village of Chalford, 1 mile to the northwest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stroud and Bisley.

Stroud

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Stroud is at the heart of the Five Valleys in the Cotswolds. It is in Gloucestershire, England. There's many fine, beautiful and interesting things to see but it's not "pretty" in the way that similar sized towns in the Cotswolds or Gloucestershire are.

Bisley

Village

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Bisley is a village in the civil parish of Bisley-with-Lypiatt, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, about 4 miles east of Stroud. The once-extensive manor included Stroud and Chalford, Thrupp, Oakridge, Bussage, Througham and Eastcombe. Bisley is situated 2 miles north of Chalford.