Leonard Stanley

Leonard Stanley, or Stanley St. Leonard, is a village and parish in , . It is 4 mi southwest of the town of . Situated beneath the escarpment overlooking the , the surrounding land is mainly given over to agricultural use.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stonehouse railway station and Nympsfield Long Barrow.

Railway station
serves the town of in , . The station is a stop on the Golden Valley Line between and ; it is located 104 miles 74 chains down the line from London Paddington.

Archaeological site
The is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of in , .

Nature reserve
Woodchester Park is a 214.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in , notified in 1966. The park grounds are owned and maintained by the National Trust, with Woodchester Mansion managed by the Woodchester Mansion Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stroud and Stonehouse.

is at the heart of the Five Valleys in the . It is in , . 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.

Town
Photo: Jongleur100, Public domain.
Stroud is at the heart of the Five Valleys in the . It is in , . 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.

Town
is a suburban town and civil parish in , England, bordering the town of Stroud and forming part of the Stroud urban area. The parish includes the communities of , and , and part of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Leonard Stanley.

Leonard Stanley

Latitude
51.7294° or 51° 43′ 46″ north
Longitude
-2.2927° or 2° 17′ 34″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9C3VPPH4+PW
Geo­Names ID
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