Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common is a 63.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Shrubland
Description: protected area in Gloucestershire, England
Also known as: “Charlton Kings Common”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham and Devil’s Chimney.

DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham

Hotel

DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham-Cotswolds, Charlton Kings, is a Regency building of historical significance. It was previously called Lilleybrook. It stands on the site of an ancient manor which was rebuilt and/or improved in about 1700 and again in 1816. DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common.

Devil’s Chimney

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The Devil's Chimney is a rock formation on Leckhampton Hill, south of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It is a largely man-made pillar outcrop, formed when an incline to a quarry was cut behind it, isolating the pillar from the main hillside. Devil’s Chimney is situated 3,900 feet west of Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common.

National Star College

College

The National Star College is an independent specialist further education college for people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries and associated learning difficulties. National Star College is situated 1½ miles southwest of Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leckhampton and Seven Springs.

Leckhampton

Village

Photo: Robin Poitou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leckhampton is a village and a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The area is in the civil parish of Leckhampton with Warden Hill and is part of the district of Cheltenham.

Seven Springs

Hamlet

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Seven Springs is a hamlet in the heavily wooded parish of Coberley in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England, 4 miles south of Cheltenham.