Towns & cities · South East England
Tormarton
Tormarton — village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Yate · 7.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Tormarton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 323 people. Address: GL9. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, UK". Coordinates: 51.5070°, -2.3350°.
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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
Tormarton is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. The village is about half a mile north of the M4 motorway; the A46 road towards Bath passes a similar distance west of the village to join the motorway at junction 18. The parish includes the small village of West Littleton, south of the motorway. The parish population at the 2021 census was 323. The Cotswold Way footpath passes through the village.
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Background
History
]] It is thought that humans have been active in the area of Tormarton for more than 6,000 years. In 1968 the bodies of three Bronze Age men were discovered near Tormarton, when a gas pipeline was being installed. Unusually, two of the bodies showed combat wounds; they are now in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Further excavations were made in 1999 and 2000, which found remains of two other bodies estimated to be 3,500 years old. They are all thought to have all died at a similar time and were then buried in a ditch. A BBC documentary, Meet The Ancestors, was made that followed the second excavation. The area is thought to have been inhabited by the Romans The village was on the border of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5070, -2.3350
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Parish
- Tormarton
- Postcode
- GL9
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Population
- 323
- Nearest railway station
- Yate — 7.7 km
- Official site
- www.tormarton-pc.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1833147 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tormarton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire, Bath Lodge - geograph.org.uk - 96020.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tormarton?
- Tormarton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GL9), in the parish of Tormarton.
- Is Tormarton a protected site?
- Yes — Tormarton is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Tormarton free to visit?
- Yes, Tormarton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tormarton?
- The nearest railway station is Yate, about 7.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL9.