West Down
West Down is a parking area in Southam, Tewkesbury, England. West Down is situated nearby to the forest Wardens‘ Wood, as well as near Puckham Woods.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cleeve Hill and Puckham Woods.
Cleeve Hill
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cleeve Hill is the highest point both of the Cotswolds hill range and of the county of Gloucestershire, at 330 m. It is located on Cleeve Common, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest looked after by a small charity called Cleeve Common Trust.
Puckham Woods
Protected area
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puckham Woods is a 32.38-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire to the east of Cheltenham near Whittington, notified in 1954. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site. Puckham Woods is situated 3,900 feet south of West Down.
Belas Knap
Archaeological site
Photo: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belas Knap is a Neolithic, chambered long barrow situated on Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham and Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a type of monument known as the Cotswold Severn Cairn, all of which have a similar trapezoid shape, and are found scattered along the River Severn. Belas Knap is situated 1¼ miles northeast of West Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton Abbots and Whittington.
Charlton Abbots
Village
Charlton Abbots is a village and former civil parish 12 miles east of Gloucester, now in the parish of Sudeley, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 71.
Whittington
Village
Photo: UMbookworm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whittington, Gloucestershire is a village and rural parish in the county of Gloucestershire in England, United Kingdom. It is situated some 4 miles south east of Cheltenham, just off the main A40 road. Whittington is situated 1½ miles south of West Down.
Brockhampton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brockhampton is a small village east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It forms part of the parish of Sevenhampton. In the 2001 census the parish had 349 people living in 157 households. Brockhampton is situated 2 miles southeast of West Down.
West Down
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Southam, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91107° or 51° 54′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.9869° or 1° 59′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3WW267+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1147440915OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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