Alveston Down
Alveston Down is a locality in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, England. Alveston Down is situated nearby to the locality Lower Hazel, as well as near the village Old Down.Places of Interest
Highlights include Marlwood School and Ship Inn.
Marlwood School
School
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marlwood School is a state-funded co-educational secondary school currently part of the CSET multi-academy trust. Located at Alveston, South Gloucestershire, it is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village.
Thornbury Castle
Hotel
Thornbury Castle is a Tudor castle in the town of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, England, erected next to the parish church of St Mary. Construction was begun in 1511 as a further residence for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, of Stafford Castle in Staffordshire. Thornbury Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Alveston Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Down and Rudgeway.
Old Down
Village
Old Down is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, near the larger villages of Olveston and Tockington. A tourist attraction called Old Down Country Park now occupies the country house in the village, and there is also a pub, The Fox, as well as several sporting facilities.
Rudgeway
Village
Photo: William Avery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire in south west England, located between Alveston and Almondsbury on the A38 trunk road. It lies west of Earthcott, Latteridge, Iron Acton and Yate on the B4059 road.
Thornbury
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thornbury is one of the most interesting market towns in South Gloucestershire, known for historic tales of treason, murders and for its modern day array of independent shops.
Alveston Down
- Type: Locality
- Location: Alveston, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5914° or 51° 35′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.53708° or 2° 32′ 14″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
9C3VHFR7+H5GeoNames ID
13271139
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