Towns & cities · West Midlands
Kingswood
Also known as: Kingswood, Swydd Gaerloyw
Kingswood — village in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kingswood is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,290 people. Address: GL12. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6262°, -2.3663°.
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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
Kingswood is a town and civil parish within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. It is southwest of Wotton-under-Edge and has a population of 1,290, increasing to 1,395 at the 2011 Census. The village is located on the edge of the Cotswolds. Kingswood was formerly a detached part of Wiltshire that was incorporated into Gloucestershire by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844. Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey on the northeast edge of the village. The abbey was founded in 1139 by William Berkeley, in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the Cistercian house at Tintern. All that survives today is the 16th-century gatehouse, which is under the care of English Heritage.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6262, -2.3663
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Kingswood
- Postcode
- GL12
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Population
- 1,290
Sources
- wikidata: Q1611353 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingswood, Stroud District (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Chipping, Kingswood - geograph.org.uk - 288248.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingswood?
- Kingswood is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL12), in the parish of Kingswood.
- Is Kingswood a protected site?
- Yes — Kingswood is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Kingswood free to visit?
- Yes, Kingswood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kingswood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL12. It sits within the South Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.