The GL postcode area, also known as the Gloucester postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'' (2004) is a group of 27 postcode districts covering 28 post towns:

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

, Berkeley, Blakeney, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Cinderford,

Cirencester Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, west of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswolds. It is the home of ...

, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley,

Dymock Dymock is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, about four miles south of Ledbury. In 2014 the parish had an estimated population of 1,205. Dymock is the origin of the Dymock Red, a cider app ...

, Fairford,

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east of t ...

, Lechlade, Longhope,

Lydbrook Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire and is located in the Wye Valley. It is on the north west edge of the Forest of Dean's present legal boundary proper. It compri ...

Lydney Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 199 ...

Mitcheldean Mitcheldean is a market town in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. History Mitcheldean was a thriving community for many centuries due to the town's proximity to iron ore deposits. During the 19th century, the town grew due to revenu ...

, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham,

Ruardean Ruardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the North West of Cinderford. It is situated on a hillside with views west towards the mountains of South Wales. Little now remains of the village's industrial history, bu ...

, Stonehouse,

Stroud Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five ...

Tetbury Tetbury is a town and civil parish inside the Cotswold district in England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 i ...

Tewkesbury Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Ri ...

, Westbury-on-Severn and

Wotton-under-Edge Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Located near the southern fringe of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town. Standing on the B4058, Wotton is ab ...

and a very small parts of

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

, Monmouthshire, Oxfordshire,

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershir ...

and

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

. The main series has a hiatus after GL20, resuming at GL50 for Cheltenham and areas immediately around and to its east, ceasing with GL56. GL16 extends across the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

border and GL17 has the most alternative post towns in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

: covering an upper part of the

Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to t ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: ! GL1 ,

GLOUCESTER Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east of t ...

, The Docks, Central Gloucester ,

, - ! GL2 , GLOUCESTER , Arlingham,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge beca ...

, Churcham,

Churchdown Churchdown is a large village in Gloucestershire, England, situated between Gloucester and Cheltenham in the south of the Tewkesbury Borough. The village has two centres. The older (Brookfield or "village") centre is in Church Road near St A ...

, Down Hatherley, Elmore, Framilode, Frampton on Severn, Hardwicke, Hempsted, Highnam, Kingsway,

Longford Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...

, Longlevens, Longney, Maisemore, Minsterworth, Moreton Valence, Norton,

Over Over may refer to: Places *Over, Cambridgeshire, England *Over, Cheshire, England *Over, South Gloucestershire, England *Over, Tewkesbury, near Gloucester, England **Over Bridge *Over, Seevetal, Germany Music Albums * ''Over'' (album), by Pete ...

, Podsmead, Priors Norton, Quedgeley, Rudford, Sandhurst,

Saul Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered t ...

Slimbridge Slimbridge is a village and civil parish near Dursley in Gloucestershire, England. It is best known as the home of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge Reserve which was started by Sir Peter Scott. Canal and Patch Bridge The Gloucest ...

, Tibberton, Twigworth,

Walham Walham is a village in Longford parish, north of Gloucester, England. It lies on the banks of the River Severn and north of the A40 road. A National Grid substation, providing power to half a million homes and the Government Communications He ...

, Waterwells Business Park, Whitminster ,

, - ! GL3 , GLOUCESTER , Barnwood,

Brockworth Brockworth is a village and parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood. It is located 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of central Gloucester ...

, Coopers Hill, Gloucester Business Park,

Great Witcombe Great Witcombe is a village and civil parish south east of Gloucester, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 80. The parish touches Badgeworth, Brimpsfield, Brockworth, Cowl ...

, Hucclecote, Innsworth, Little Witcombe, Witcombe , Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury , - ! GL4 , GLOUCESTER , Abbeydale, Abbeymead, Barnwood, Birdlip, Brimpsfield,

Brookthorpe Brookthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 194. It has a church called St Swithun's C ...

, Cranham, Harescombe, Matson, Tuffley, Upton St Leonards,

Whaddon Whaddon may refer to several places in England: *Whaddon, Buckinghamshire *Whaddon, Cambridgeshire *Whaddon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire * Whaddon, Stroud, in Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, Gloucestershire *Whaddon, Wiltshire, hamlet near Trowbridge * Wh ...

Cotswold The Cotswolds (, ) is a region in central-southwest England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The area is defined by the bedrock of J ...

, Gloucester, Stroud , - ! GL5 ,

STROUD Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five ...

, Amberley, Bourne,

Bowbridge Bowbridge is a village in Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Stroud. Bowbridge Lock on the Thames and Severn Canal is in the process of restoration. Field House on Bowbridge Lane is a 17th-century house, now converted into apartment ...

, Brimscombe, Burleigh, Butterrow Hill, Cainscross, Cashes Green, Dudbridge, Dunkirk Mills, Ebley, Gaineys Well, Inchbrook, Kingscourt, Lightpill, Little London, Middle Leazes, North Woodchester, Paganhill, Randwick, Rodborough, Rodborough Common, Rodborough, Selsley, Selsley East, Selsley Hill, Selsley West, South Woodchester,

Thrupp Thrupp, a variant of the Middle English word ''thorp'', meaning hamlet or small village, and may refer to: People * Arthur Thomas Thrupp (1828–1889), English Royal Navy officer * Darren Thrupp (born 1966), Australian Paralympic athlete * Dorothy ...

, Uplands, Wallbridge, Walls Quarry, Woodchester , Stroud , - ! GL6 , STROUD , Aston Down, Bell Pitch, Bird in Hand, Bisley,

Bournes Green Oakridge is a village in Gloucestershire, England. The parish church is St. Bartholomew's Church. It is just on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Oakridge consists of five hamlets; Oakridge Lynch, Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Bournes Green, ...

, Box, Brownshill, Bussage, Chalford,

Chalford Hill Chalford is a large village in the River Frome, Stroud, Frome Valley of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. It is to the southeast of Stroud, Gloucestershire, Stroud about upstream. It gives its name to Chalford Parish (country subdiv ...

, Eastcombe, Edge, Edgeworth,

Elcombe Uley is a village and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Elcombe and Shadwell and Bencombe, all to the south of the village of Uley, and the hamlet of Crawley to the north. The village is ...

Far Oakridge Oakridge is a village in Gloucestershire, England. The parish church is St. Bartholomew's Church. It is just on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Oakridge consists of five hamlets; Oakridge Lynch, Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Bournes Green, ...

, Far Westrip, Forest Green, Frampton Mansell,

France Lynch Chalford is a large village in the Frome Valley of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. It is to the southeast of Stroud about upstream. It gives its name to Chalford parish, which covers the villages of Chalford, Chalford Hill, Franc ...

, Horsley, Lower Kitesnest,

Lypiatt Lypiatt is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Miserden, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, approximately east of Stroud. The parish was formed from Stroud in 1894, later in 1894 the parish was abolis ...

, Middle Lypiatt, Middle Spring, Minchinhampton, Miserden,

Nailsworth Nailsworth is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds, on the A46 road (the Roman Fosse Way), south of Stroud and about north-east of Bristol and Bath. The parish had a popula ...

, Oakridge,

Oakridge Lynch Oakridge is a village in Gloucestershire, England. The parish church is St. Bartholomew's Church. It is just on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Oakridge consists of five hamlets; Oakridge Lynch, Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Bournes Green, ...

, Old Neighbouring,

Painswick Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Rococo Garden. The village is mainly ...

, Painswick Beacon, Pitchcombe, Randwick, Ruscombe, Sheepscombe, Slad, Stancombe, The Camp, Upper Kitesnest, Westrip,

Whiteshill Whiteshill is a village in the Cotswolds, situated between Stroud and Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its ...

, Whiteway , Cotswold, Stroud , - ! rowspan="3", GL7 ,

CIRENCESTER Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, west of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswolds. It is the home of ...

, Ampney Crucis, Ampney Knowle, Ampney St Mary, Ampney St Peter, Bagendon, Barnsley, Baunton, Bibury, Calmsden, Cerney Wick, Coates, Coln St. Aldwyns, Daglingworth,

Bisley-with-Lypiatt Bisley-with-Lypiatt is a civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. It had a population of 2350 in 2019. It includes Bisley, Lypiatt, Eastcombe and Oakridge. Parishes adjoining Bisley-with-Lypiatt are: Miserden to ...

, Down Ampney, Driffield, Duntisbourne Abbotts,

Duntisbourne Leer Duntisbourne Leer is a hamlet in the county of Gloucestershire, and lies within the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is approximately southeast of Gloucester and approximately northwest of Ciren ...

, Duntisbourne Rouse,

Eastleach Eastleach is a civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It was created in 1935 when the separate parishes of Eastleach Turville and Eastleach Martin were combined as the civil parish of Eastleach. The two villages of the parish� ...

, Ewen, Harnhill,

Hatherop Hatherop is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about north of Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The River Coln forms part of the western boundary of the parish. History Barrow Elm, which i ...

, Honeycombe Leaze, Kemble, Kemble Wick, Love Lane Industrial Estate, Lower Norcote, Marsden, Meysey Hampton, Middle Duntisbourne, Norcote, North Cerney, North Cerney Downs, Perrotts Brook,

Poole Keynes Poole Keynes is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The village lies about south of the town of Cirencester. At the 2011 Census the population of the parish was 188. The Church of England paris ...

, Poulton,

Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...

, Quenington, Rapsgate,

Ready Token Ready Token is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England, located in the Cotswold Hills near Poulton. Despite comprising only a handful of houses it is located at a high point and is notable for being the meeting place of six country roads and nin ...

, Rendcomb, Rodmarton, Sapperton, Shorncote, Siddington, Somerford Keynes,

South Cerney South Cerney is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, 3 miles south of Cirencester and close to the border with Wiltshire. It had a population of 3,074 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 3,464 at the ...

, Stratton, Tarlton, Tunley, Upper Up, Whiteway, Winson, Winstone, Woodmancote , Cotswold, Stroud,

, - , FAIRFORD , Dudgrove, Dunfield, Kempsford, Totterdown, Whelford , Cotswold , - , LECHLADE , Broadwell, Claydon, Claydon Pike, Downington,

Filkins ''For people with the surname, see Filkins (surname).'' Filkins is a village in the civil parish of Filkins and Broughton Poggs, about southwest of Carterton in Oxfordshire. Church and chapel Church of England The Gothic Revival architect G. ...

, Fyfield, Kelmscott,

Kencot Kencot is a village and civil parish about south-west of Carterton in West Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 101. Archaeology A Neolithic stone hand axe was found at Kencot. Petrological analysis in 1940 ident ...

, Langford, Little Faringdon, Little London, Southrop, Thornhill, Warrens Cross , Cotswold, Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire , - ! GL8 ,

TETBURY Tetbury is a town and civil parish inside the Cotswold district in England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 i ...

, Ashley, Avening, Babdown, Bagpath, Beverston, Calcot, Chavenage, Cherington, Culkerton, Doughton, Estcourt, Ilsom, Kingscote,

Knockdown Knockdown or knock-down may refer to: * Knockdown, a situation in full-contact combat sports where a fighter is down or vulnerable, often preliminary to a knockout * "Knockdown" (Castle), the thirteenth episode of the third season of the TV serie ...

Lasborough Lasborough is a settlement in Gloucestershire, England, part of the Westonbirt with Lasborough civil parish. Lasborough lies to the west of the A46, about two miles north of Leighterton, two miles south of Kingscote and five miles west of Tetb ...

, Leighterton, Little Larkhill, Long Furlong, Long Newnton, Newington, Shipton Moyne, Trull, Tetbury Upton, Upton,

Westonbirt Westonbirt is a village in the civil parish of Westonbirt with Lasborough, in the district of Cotswold, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. History Westonbirt was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Westone''. See also * Westonbirt Hou ...

, Willesley , Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire , - ! GL9 ,

BADMINTON Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

, Acton Turville, Didmarton,

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label= French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury Common, Hawkesbury Upton, Inglestone Common, Little Badminton, Petty France,

Tormarton Tormarton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. Its name may come from ''Thor Maer Tun'' meaning ''The settlement with the thorn (tree) on the boundary''. Another source suggests the name derives from the church tower (Tor) on the bord ...

, Cotswold,

South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming par ...

, Stroud, Wiltshire , - ! GL10 , STONEHOUSE , Bridgend, Colethrop, Eastington, Frocester, Haresfield,

Kings Stanley King's Stanley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, situated southwest of the town of Stroud. The village is part of what is known locally as 'The Stanleys', along with its neighbours Leonard Stanley and Stanley Downton. Marling Close, whic ...

, Leonard Stanley, Lower Mills, Nastend, Newtown, Nupend, Nympsfield, Oldends, Oxlynch, Ryeford, Standish, Standish Park, Stanley Downton, Stroudwater Business Park, Westend , Stroud , - ! GL11 , DURSLEY , Ashmead Green, Bull Pitch, Cam,

Coaley Coaley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire roughly 4 miles from the town of Dursley, and 5 miles from the town of Stroud. The village drops from the edge of the Cotswold Hills, overlooked by Frocester Hill and Coaley Peak picni ...

, Norman Hill,

North Nibley North Nibley is a village in Gloucestershire, England about northwest of Wotton-under-Edge. Name The village is commonly known as ''Nibley'', but the official name distinguishes it from the village of Nibley, just outside Yate, about away in ...

, Owlpen, Sandpits, Stancombe, Stinchcombe, Tilsdown, Uley, Upper Wick, Wick, Woodfield, Woodmancote , Stroud , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", GL11 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' non-geographic'' , - ! GL12 ,

WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Located near the southern fringe of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town. Standing on the B4058, Wotton is ab ...

, Alderley, Bagstone,

Bibstone Bibstone is a village in Gloucestershire, England. External links Villages in Gloucestershire {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub ...

, Bournstream, Bowcott, Bradley Green, Buckover, Charfield, Coombe, Cromhall, Cutts Heath, Damery,

Falfield Falfield is a village, located near the northern border of the South Gloucestershire district of Gloucestershire, England on the southern edge of the Berkeley Vale, to the east of the River Severn and just falling into the boundary of the Co ...

, Hall End, Heathend,

Hillesley Hillesley is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It was transferred from the county of Avon (county), Avon in 1991 and is now in Stroud District. The village forms part of the civil parish of Hillesley and Tresham. It is close to the Cotswol ...

, Howley, Huntingford, Kingswood, Leyhill, Michaelwood,

Milbury Heath Milbury Heath is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, located east of Thornbury. The hamlet has a garden centre and a few other farm shops. The heath is a local high point (109 m above sea level at ) and offers views west across the Se ...

, Old Town, Ozleworth, Southend, Swinhay, Synwell, Tabernacle Pitch, Tortworth,

Tresham Tresham is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It was transferred back from the county of Avon in 1991, having been in Gloucestershire before 1972. It is now in Stroud District, and forms part of the civil parish of Hillesley and Tresham Hil ...

, Tytherington, Whitfield, Wickwar, Woodend, Wortley , Cotswold, South Gloucestershire, Stroud , - ! GL13 , BERKELEY , Abwell, Alkington, Berkeley Heath, Berrycroft, Bevington, Blackhall,

Breadstone Breadstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hamfallow, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 95. Governance Breadstone was formerly a tything in Be ...

, Clapton, Hainses,

Halmore Hamfallow is a civil parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire. There is no village centre, the parish consists of farms and hamlets such as Abwell, Breadstone, Halmore, Mobley and Wanswell. The westernmost portion of the parish bounda ...

, Ham, Ham Green, Hamfields, Hill, Hinton, Hystfield, Lower Stone, Mobley New Brookend,

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

, Newtown, Old Brookend, Pitbrook, Purton,

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of ...

, Sharpness,

Stone In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...

, Wanswell, Woodford , South Gloucestershire, Stroud , - ! rowspan="3", GL14 , CINDERFORD , Buckshaft, Denecroft, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Hawkwell Green, Littledean, Lower Soudley, Ruspidge, Soudley, Trafalgar,

Upper Soudley Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

, Whimsey , rowspan="3", Forest of Dean , - , NEWNHAM , Awre, Blaize Bailey, Broadoak, Bullo Pill, Elton,

Flaxley Flaxley is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blaisdon, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is located in between the larger villages of Westbury-on-Severn and Mitcheldean. In 1931 the parish had a ...

, Pope's Hill, Ruddle , - , WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN , Adsett, Bollow, Chaxhill, Grange Court, Ley, Northwood Green, Rodley, Walmore Common, Wintles Hill , - ! rowspan="2", GL15 ,

LYDNEY Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 199 ...

, Allastone, Alvington, Aylburton,

Bream Bream ( ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including '' Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), '' Acanthopagrus'', '' Argyrops'', '' Blicca'', '' Brama'', '' Chilotilapia'', ''Etelis'', ' ...

Hewelsfield Hewelsfield is a village in Hewelsfield and Brockweir civil parish, in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is located 6 miles south of Coleford and 5 miles north-east of Chepstow, close to the Wye valley ...

, Lower Meend, Lower Yorkley, Netherend,

Oldcroft Oldcroft is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England. The village of Yorkley is to the northwest, and the hamlet of Viney Hill is to the northeast. History Oldcroft is situated near the "Dean road", a medieval route that ran between Lydney and Mitc ...

Parkend Parkend is a village, located at the foot of the Cannop Valley, in the Royal Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire, England, and has a history dating back to the early 17th century. During the 19th century it was a busy industrial village with ...

Pillowell Pillowell is a small English village in Gloucestershire, on the south-eastern edge of the Forest of Dean. Once a mining village, much of it now lies in a conservation area. Description Pillowell's coordinates are 51.75° N 02.55° W. It rose to ...

St. Briavels St Briavels (pronounced ''Brevels'', once known as 'Ledenia Parva' (Little Lydney)), is a medium-sized village and civil parish in the Royal Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England; close to the England-Wales border, and south of Colef ...

Viney Hill Awre () is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Forest of Dean District of Gloucestershire, England, near the River Severn. Both the parish and the electoral ward include Blakeney, Etloe, Gatcombe, Viney Hill, and Two Bridges. ...

, Viney Woodside, Whitecroft, Woolaston,

Yorkley Yorkley is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. The village includes the settlement of Yorkley Slade to the east. Yorkley is situated between the villages of Pillowell and Oldcroft. Near the town of Lydney, it has two pubs, a sub post ...

, Yorkley Slade , rowspan="2", Forest of Dean , - , BLAKENEY , Blakeney Hill, Bradley Hill, Etloe, Upper Etloe , - ! GL16 , COLEFORD ,

Bakers Hill A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains h ...

, Berry Hill, Broadwell, Cannop,

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

, Clearwell, Coalway, Edge End, Ellwood, English Bicknor,

Five Acres 5 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 5, five or number 5 may also refer to: * AD 5, the fifth year of the AD era * 5 BC, the fifth year before the AD era Literature * ''5'' (visual novel), a 2008 visual novel by Ram * ''5'' (comics), an awar ...

Gorsty Knoll Gorsty Knoll is a small hamlet, located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The internationally important remains of Darkhill Ironworks Darkhill Ironworks, and the neighbouring Titanic Steelworks, are internationally important ind ...

, Hillersland,

Joyford Berry Hill is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 1.5 miles north of the town of Coleford. Berry Hill includes the settlements of Five Acres to the east, Christchurch in the centre, Shortstanding to the north, and Joyford to the north-east. ...

, Joyford Hill, Little Drybrook,

Lower Berry Hill Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England See also *Nizhny Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́� ...

, Lower Milkwall,

Mile End Mile End is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London, England, east-northeast of Charing Cross. Situated on the London-to-Colchester road, it was one of the earliest suburbs of London. It became part of the m ...

Milkwall Milkwall is a village in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the village of Sling to the south, and the town of Coleford to the north. Milkwall, strictly speaking, lies South of Station Rd in the parish of West Dean ...

, Mushet Industrial Park, Newland, Ready Penny,

Shortstanding Berry Hill is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 1.5 miles north of the town of Coleford. Berry Hill includes the settlements of Five Acres to the east, Christchurch in the centre, Shortstanding to the north, and Joyford to the north-east. ...

Sling sling may refer to: Places *Sling, Anglesey, Wales *Sling, Gloucestershire, England, a small village in the Forest of Dean People with the name * Otto Šling (1912–1952), repressed Czech communist functionary Arts, entertainment, and media * ...

Speech House The Speech House was the administrative building of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile va ...

, Staunton,

Symonds Yat Rock Symonds Yat is a village in the Wye Valley and a popular tourist destination, straddling the River Wye in the English county of Herefordshire, close to the Gloucestershire border. It is within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh bor ...

, Tufthorn , Forest of Dean, Monmouthshire , - ! rowspan="5", GL17 ,

LYDBROOK Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire and is located in the Wye Valley. It is on the north west edge of the Forest of Dean's present legal boundary proper. It compri ...

, Central Lydbrook, Joys Green,

Lower Lydbrook Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean (district), Forest of Dean, a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in the England, English county of Gloucestershire and is located in the Wye Valley. It is on the north west edge o ...

, Upper Lydbrook,

Worrall Hill Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire and is located in the Wye Valley. It is on the north west edge of the Forest of Dean's present legal boundary proper. It comp ...

, rowspan="5", Forest of Dean,

, - ,

RUARDEAN Ruardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the North West of Cinderford. It is situated on a hillside with views west towards the mountains of South Wales. Little now remains of the village's industrial history, bu ...

, Ruardean Woodside,

The Pludds The Pludds is a hamlet in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England (). Lydbrook and Joys Green are to the west, Ruardean is to the north, and Ruardean Woodside is to the east. The Pludds has a village hall. History The name of the hamlet der ...

, - , DRYBROOK , Brierley, Harrow Hill, Ruardean Hill , - ,

MITCHELDEAN Mitcheldean is a market town in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. History Mitcheldean was a thriving community for many centuries due to the town's proximity to iron ore deposits. During the 19th century, the town grew due to revenu ...

, Lower Shapridge, Plump Hill, Wigpool , - , LONGHOPE , Blaisdon, Little London,

May Hill May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official ...

, - ! rowspan="2", GL18 , NEWENT , Castle Tump, Cliffords Mesne, Four Oaks, Great Boulsdon, Highleadon, Hillend Green, Kilcot, Lower Boulsdon, Malswick,

Oxenhall Oxenhall is a village and civil parish north west of Gloucester, in the Forest of Dean district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 243. The parish touches Dymock, Gorsley and Kilcot, Kempley, ...

, Pool Hill,

Upleadon Upleadon is a village and civil parish situated 10.5 km north-west of Gloucester. Soon after the Norman conquest Upleadon became part of the estates of Gloucester Abbey and was recorded as such in the Domesday Book. Taking advantage of the n ...

, rowspan="2", Forest of Dean, Herefordshire , - ,

DYMOCK Dymock is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, about four miles south of Ledbury. In 2014 the parish had an estimated population of 1,205. Dymock is the origin of the Dymock Red, a cider app ...

, Broomsgreen, Greenway, Hallwood Green, Kempley, Ketford, Knights Green, Leddington, Ryton, Tillers Green , - ! GL19 , GLOUCESTER , Apperley,

Ashleworth Ashleworth (sometimes formerly spelled ‘Ashelworth’) is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England, with a population of 540 (United Kingdom Census 2011), about six miles north of Gloucester. It has a r ...

, Birdwood, Chaceley, Coombe Hill, Corse, Corse Lawn, Deerhurst, Deerhurst Walton, Eldersfield, Forthampton,

Hartpury Hartpury is a civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It has an area of about , about 270 homes and a population of about 700 people, increasing to 1,642 at the 2011 census. The village is about north of Gloucester. Geographically the parish ...

, Hasfield, Huntley, Lower Apperley, Pendock,

Redmarley Redmarley D'Abitot is a civil parish and village in the Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, South West England. In addition to the village of Redmarley, the civil parish also includes the settlements of Lowbands, Haw Cross, Playley Green, ...

, Staunton, Taynton,

The Leigh ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

, Tibberton,

Tirley Tirley is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is located in the Borough of Tewkesbury district, south-west of Tewkesbury town and north of Gloucester. The village is situated on a low limestone ridge just above the floo ...

, Walton Hill , Forest of Dean, Gloucester,

Malvern Hills The Malvern Hills are in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit aff ...

, Tewkesbury , - ! GL20 ,

TEWKESBURY Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Ri ...

, Alderton, Alstone, Alstone Fields,

Ashchurch Ashchurch is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashchurch Rural, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England, east of the town of Tewkesbury, southwest of Evesham, north of Cheltenham, north-no ...

, Aston Cross, Aston-on-Carrant, Back of Avon, Beckford,

Bredon Bredon is a village and civil parish in Wychavon district at the southern edge of Worcestershire in England. It lies on the banks of the River Avon on the lower slopes of Bredon Hill. Location and geography Bredon is located 3 miles (5 km) ...

Bredons Hardwick Albepierre-Bredons is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne region of south-central France.

, Bredons Norton, Bushley, Claydon, Conderton, Fiddington,

Grafton Grafton may refer to: Places Australia * Grafton, New South Wales Canada * Grafton, New Brunswick * Grafton, Nova Scotia * Grafton, Ontario England * Grafton, Cheshire * Grafton, Herefordshire *Grafton, North Yorkshire * Grafton, Oxfordshi ...

Great Washbourne Great Washbourne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dumbleton, in the Tewkesbury district, in Gloucestershire, England, east of Tewkesbury and west of Evesham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 65. History Washbou ...

, Homedowns, Kemerton, Kinsham,

Little Washbourne Little Washbourne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dumbleton, in the Tewkesbury district, in Gloucestershire, England, east of Tewkesbury and west of Evesham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 27. St Mary's ...

, Longdon,

Natton Ashchurch is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashchurch Rural, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England, east of the town of Tewkesbury, southwest of Evesham, north of Cheltenham, north-nort ...

Northway, Overbury, Pamington, Ripple, Shuthonger,

Teddington Teddington is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by ''The Sunday Times''. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long m ...

, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tredington,

Twyning Twyning is a village and civil parish on the River Avon in the north of Gloucestershire, near Tewkesbury, England. The parish is first mentioned in the Liber Wigorniensis in about 1016, where it is called Tuinaeum, part of Gretestane in the co ...

, Uckinghall, Walton Cardiff, Westmancote , Malvern Hills, Tewkesbury,

Wychavon Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, with a population size of 132,500 according to the 2021 census. Its council is based in the town of Pershore, and the other towns in the district are Droitwich Spa and Evesh ...

, - ! GL50 , CHELTENHAM , Prestbury , Cheltenham, Tewkesbury , - ! GL51 , CHELTENHAM ,

Badgeworth Badgeworth is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England, between Gloucester and Cheltenham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,206, increasing to 1,286 at the 2011 census. ...

, Bamfurlong,

Bentham Bentham may refer to: * Bentham, Gloucestershire in Badgeworth * Bentham, North Yorkshire * Bentham (surname) * Bentham (''One Piece''), a character in Eiichiro Oda's manga ''One Piece'' * Bentham Grammar School, in North Yorkshire * Bentham Ho ...

, Boddington, Cheltenham Trade Park, Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucestershire Airport, Hayden, Kingsditch Trading Estate,

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End. Toponymy Knightsbridge is an ancient ...

, Leckhampton,

Little Shurdington Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

, Shurdington, St. Marks, Staverton, Staverton Technology Park, Swindon Village,

The Reddings The Reddings was an American funk, soul and disco band, founded by Otis Redding's sons Dexter (bass and vocals) and Otis Redding III (guitar) together with Mark Lockett (drums, keys, and lead vocal). Their most well-known songs include "Remote Co ...

, Uckington, Up Hatherley , Cheltenham, Tewkesbury , - ! GL52 , CHELTENHAM ,

Battledown Battledown is a private residential estate in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the Ri ...

, Bishops Cleeve, Charlton Kings, Cleeve Hill, Gotherington, Oxenton, Prestbury,

Southam Southam () is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Southam is situated on the River Stowe (called 'The Brook' by many locals), which flows from Napton-on-the-Hill and joins Warwickshire's ...

, Stoke Orchard, Woodmancote, Woodmancote Park , Cheltenham, Tewkesbury , - ! GL53 , CHELTENHAM , Caudle Green, Charlton Kings, Coberley, Coberley Village, Colesbourne, Cowley,

Elkstone Elkstone is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 203, increasing to 248 at the 2011 census Approximately south of its post town, Cheltenham, and ...

, Leckhampton, Leckhampton Hill, Seven Springs,

Syde Syde, often in the past spelt Side, is a small village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Cotswolds, near the source of the River Frome, some six miles north west of Cirencester and seven miles east of Painswick. ...

, Ullenwood, Upper Coberley , Cheltenham, Cotswold, Tewkesbury , - ! GL54 , CHELTENHAM ,

Aldsworth Aldsworth is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, about ten miles north-east of Cirencester. In 2010 its population was 236. Aldsworth is a large parish, slightly north of the River Leach, located in the South ...

Andoversford Andoversford is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, about east of Cheltenham. The village is on the River Coln, parallel to the A40.The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 555. In 2 ...

Bourton-on-the-Water Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 at the 2011 census. Much of the villa ...

, Brockhampton, Calcot,

Charlton Abbotts Charlton may refer to: People * Charlton (surname) * Charlton (given name) Places Australia * Charlton, Queensland * Charlton, Victoria * Division of Charlton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wale ...

, Charlton Kings,

Chedworth Chedworth is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, southwest England, in the Cotswolds. It is known as the location of Chedworth Roman Villa, administered since 1924 by the National Trust. Chedworth Stream rises close to the village an ...

, Clapton, Cold Aston, Coln Rogers,

Coln St. Dennis Coln St. Dennis is a village and civil parish on the River Coln in Gloucestershire about southwest of Northleach and about northeast of Cirencester. The parish includes the village of Coln Rogers and the hamlets of Calcot, Fossebridge and Wins ...

Compton Abdale Compton Abdale is a small village in Gloucestershire, England on the Roman "White Way" which ran North from Cirencester ("Corinium.") The village lies about 9 miles North of Cirencester, 1 mile South of the A40 London road. In 1870-72, John Ma ...

Condicote Condicote is a small village in Gloucestershire, England. It is near the A424 road. It has a small church dedicated to St Nicholas. It has evidence of Pre-Roman inhabitants, with an example of a henge There are three related types of Neolithi ...

, Cutsdean,

Didbrook Didbrook is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanway, in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury district, in Gloucestershire, England, north-east of Cheltenham. The village lies near the foot of the Cotswolds, Cotswold ...

, Eastington,

Farmington Farmington may refer to: Places Canada *Farmington, British Columbia *Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation) United States * Farmington, Arkansas *Farmington, California * Farmington, Connecticut *Farmington, Delaware * Farmington, Georgia ...

Fossebridge Coln St. Dennis is a village and civil parish on the River Coln in Gloucestershire about southwest of Northleach and about northeast of Cirencester. The parish includes the village of Coln Rogers and the hamlets of Calcot, Fossebridge and Wins ...

, Great Rissington, Greet, Gretton, Guiting Power, Hailes, Hampnett, Hawling, Hazleton, Icomb, Little Rissington,

Lower Chedworth Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England See also *Nizhny Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́� ...

, Lower Coscombe, Lower Dowdeswell,

Lower Slaughter Lower Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye, a slow-moving stream crossed by two footbridges, which also flows thro ...

Lower Swell Lower Swell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Swell, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is located at the River Dikler, one mile from Stow-on-the-Wold. The village has "finest cou ...

, Maugersbury,

Middle Chedworth Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits. Places * Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man * Middle Bay (disambiguation) * Middle Brook (disambiguation) * Middle Creek (d ...

, Naunton,

Northleach Northleach is a market town and former civil parish, now in parish Northleach with Eastington, in the Cotswold district, in Gloucestershire, England. The town is in the valley of the River Leach in the Cotswolds, about northeast of Cirenceste ...

Notgrove Notgrove is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, approximately 28.5 (17.8 miles) to the east of Gloucester. It lies in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. History The village was recorded as ''Natangrafum'' ...

Old Hinchwick Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...

Salperton Salperton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hazleton, in the Cotswolds about east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. It is also known as Cold Salperton, owing to its exposed position. In 1931 the parish had ...

, Sevenhampton, Sherborne,

Shipton Oliffe Shipton may refer to: Places *Shipton, Gloucestershire *Shipton, North Yorkshire * Shipton, Shropshire * Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire * Shipton Brook, Buckinghamshire * Shipton Gorge, Dorset * Shipton Lee, Buckinghamshire *Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfo ...

, Stanley Pontlarge, Stanway, Gloucestershire, Stanway, Stow on the Wold, Temple Guiting, Toddington, Gloucestershire, Toddington, Turkdean, Upper Dowdeswell, Upper Rissington, Upper Slaughter, Upper Swell, Whittington, Gloucestershire, Whittington, Winchcombe, Withington, Wood Stanway, Wyck Rissington, Yanworth , Cheltenham, Cotswold, Tewkesbury , - ! GL55 , Chipping Campden, CHIPPING CAMPDEN , Aston Sub Edge, Broad Campden, Burnt Norton, Gloucestershire, Burnt Norton, Charingworth, Ebrington, Hidcote Bartrim, Hidcote Boyce, Mickleton, Gloucestershire, Mickleton, Paxford, Weston-Sub Edge , Cotswold, Stratford-on-Avon District, Stratford-on-Avon , - ! GL56 , Moreton-in-Marsh, MORETON-IN-MARSH , Adlestrop, Aston Magna, Barton-on-the-Heath, Batsford, Blockley, Bourton on the Hill, Broadwell, Chastleton, Daylesford, Gloucestershire, Daylesford, Donnington, Gloucestershire, Donnington, Dorn, Draycott, Gloucestershire, Draycott, Evenlode, Little Compton, Gloucestershire, Little Compton, Longborough, Lower Lemington, Oddington, Gloucestershire, Oddington, Old Town, Gloucestershire, Old Town, Sezincote, Snowshill Hill, Springhill, Gloucestershire, Springhill Stretton on Fosse, Todenham, Upper Oddington , Cotswold, Stratford-on-Avon, Tewkesbury, West Oxfordshire

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