Gazette Series | Town guides

Chipping Sodbury

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:55:00 +0000

Chipping Sodbury is an ancient market town which, although only eight miles north-west of Bristol, has retained a lively country flavour.

Marshfield

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:54:00 +0000

THE small market town of Marshfield is rich in history built up around its strategic location in the heart of Cotswold wool country, near to Bath and Bristol.

Thornbury

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:52:00 +0000

AN ENGLISH market town, rich in character and history, as neat as a pin yet with just the right degree of bustle, with interesting shops and free car parking - all compelling reasons for spending time in Thornbury.

Yate

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:51:00 +0000

Originally part of Gloucestershire, Yate and its neighbouring towns and villages became part of the newly formed country of Avon in 1974 before being renamed South Gloucestershire.

Yate

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:48:00 +0100

Originally part of Gloucestershire, Yate and its neighbouring towns and villages became part of the newly formed country of Avon in 1974 before being renamed South Gloucestershire.

Wotton-under-Edge

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:47:00 +0100

The attractive market town of Wotton-under-Edge occupies a delightful spot under the edge, or at the foot of, the Cotswold escarpment some three miles south of Dursley.

Thornbury

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:44:00 +0100

Sharpness

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:43:00 +0100

Lying some 11 miles west of Stroud, with lovely views across the Lydney Sands to the Forest of Dean, Sharpness is believed to be the biggest inland port in the country.

Marshfield

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:42:00 +0100

THE small market town of Marshfield is rich in history built up around its strategic location in the heart of Cotswold wool country, near to Bath and Bristol.

Dursley

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:41:00 +0100

Dursley sits above the Vale of Berkeley and the River Severn on the south-west edge of the Cotswold Hills. It gained borough status in 1471 when King Edward IV granted the town a Charter.

Chipping Sodbury

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:39:00 +0100

Chipping Sodbury is an ancient market town which, although only eight miles north-west of Bristol, has retained a lively country flavour. Visitors to the town will notice the long Market Square or Chepynge, as it was called in medieval times, hence the prefix Chipping.

Cam

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:39:00 +0100

Located close to Dursley, Cam is essentially three distinct areas or settlements: Cam Village; Upper Cam (Cam Green) and Woodfield which is primarily a housing development.

Berkeley

Tue, 02 May 2006 21:38:00 +0100

Berkeley is largely dominated by the 840 year-old castle around which the existing town has developed.