Cranham
Cranham is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. Forming part of the district of Stroud, it is to be found a mile or so east of the A46 road between Stroud and Cheltenham.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Witcombe Roman Villa and Prinknash Abbey.
Great Witcombe Roman Villa
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Witcombe Roman Villa was a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain. It is located on a hillside at Great Witcombe, near Gloucester in the English county of Gloucestershire. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
Prinknash Abbey
Church
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prinknash Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham, Gloucestershire. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation, which is itself part of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation.
Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods
Protected area
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods is a 665.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. The Commons and Beechwoods lie within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coopers Edge and Painswick.
Coopers Edge
Hamlet
Coopers Edge is a residential suburb on the edge of Gloucester, England, about 3 miles south-east of the city centre and 6 miles south-west of Cheltenham. Coopers Edge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cranham.
Painswick
Town
Photo: Jongleur100, Public domain.
Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Painswick Rococo Garden. Painswick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cranham.
Cranham
- Type: Locality
- Location: Stroud District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8106° or 51° 48′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.1455° or 2° 8′ 44″ westElevation
807 feet (246 metres)Open location code
9C3VRV63+7QGeoNames ID
7300607
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