Towns & cities · West Midlands
Daylesford
Daylesford — village in Gloucestershire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingham · 3.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Daylesford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: GL56. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Gloucestershire, England". Coordinates: 51.9312°, -1.6474°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Daylesford is a small, privately owned village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adlestrop, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England, on the border with Oxfordshire. It is situated just south of the A436 two miles east of Stow-on-the-Wold and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Chipping Norton. The village is on the north bank of the small River Evenlode. This area falls within the Cotswold Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so designated in 1966. In 1931 the parish had a population of 82.
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Background
History
In the medieval period the manor was held by the Hastings family. Until 1931 Daylesford was a detached part of Worcestershire, but in that year it was transferred to Gloucestershire. It was a separate civil parish until 1 April 1935, when it was absorbed into the civil parish of Adlestrop.
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- Coordinates
- 51.9312, -1.6474
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Adlestrop
- Postcode
- GL56
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Nearest railway station
- Kingham — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q739017 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Daylesford, Gloucestershire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Peters Church Daylesford - geograph.org.uk - 1100644.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Daylesford?
- Daylesford is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL56), in the parish of Adlestrop.
- Is Daylesford a protected site?
- Yes — Daylesford is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Daylesford free to visit?
- Yes, Daylesford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Daylesford?
- The nearest railway station is Kingham, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL56.