Vale of Berkeley
The Vale of Berkeley is an area in Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the River Severn and the Cotswold Edge, north of Bristol and south of Gloucester.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dr. Jenner’s House and Purton Hulks.
Dr. Jenner’s House
Museum
Dr. Jenner's House, formerly known as the Edward Jenner Museum, in Berkeley, England, is housed in a grade II* listed early 18th century building called the Chantry, famous as the home of Edward Jenner FRS, physician, surgeon, and pioneer of smallpox vaccination, and now used as a museum. Dr. Jenner’s House is situated 1½ miles south of Vale of Berkeley.
Purton Hulks
Disaster remains
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks.
Berkeley Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: My another account, CC0.
Berkeley Town Hall is a municipal building in Salter Street, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which is now used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. Berkeley Town Hall is situated 1½ miles south of Vale of Berkeley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharpness and Purton.
Sharpness
Village
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sharpness is a port in the civil parish of Hinton, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West England region.
Purton
Village
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Purton is a village on the east bank of the River Severn, 3 miles north of Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Hinton.
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.
Vale of Berkeley
- Type: Locality
- Description: valley in Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Category: valley
- Location: Hinton, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71537° or 51° 42′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.46183° or 2° 27′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C3VPG8Q+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 6135537408OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q7909525
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- Cebuano: “Vale of Berkeley”
- Swedish: “Vale of Berkeley”
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