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Almondsbury Almondsbury () is a large village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the A38 road in the Avon Green Belt north of Bristol city centre. It is adjacent to junction 16 of the M5 motorway and Almondsbury Interc ...

in South Gloucestershire, England.

Geography

It is located approximately from Rudgeway and the A38 road and about the same distance from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne. The village is located close to the interchange between the M4 and M5 motorways. Gaunt's Earthcott should not be confused with Earthcott, a couple of miles away on the B4059 road between the A38 and Yate.

Amenities

Gaunt'e Earthcott consists of a ruined chapel, a few houses and two farms, Green Farm and Court Farm. There is no real industry as such and the main economic activity in the area is farming.

References

Villages in South Gloucestershire District Hamlets in Gloucestershire {{SouthGloucestershire-geo-stub