Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire · Region: South West
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| Place | Alveston Down |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.591401 |
| Longitude | -2.537082 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Alveston Down stretches across a quiet plateau where the Gloucestershire light catches the edges of the limestone walls with a pale, silver clarity. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-west of Thornbury (from Thornbury: bearing 201°T, OS grid ST 628 881), and is situated west-north-west of Alveston village. The horizon here is marked by the enduring, subtle presence of the Bowl Barrow Re-Used As A Moot, a silent earthen witness that anchors the landscape to a deeper, older rhythm of human assembly. Beyond the immediate fields, the rising silhouette of Tockington Hill draws the eye toward the Severn Vale, tracing a long, rhythmic line against the clouds. Alveston Down maintains a character defined by open, windswept pastures that transition into the denser, hedge-lined lanes leading toward the coast. Residents often look toward the nearby Old Church Of St Helen, Rudgeway, where the weathered stone reflects the shifting moods of the western sky throughout the changing seasons. This stretch of high ground remains a place of steady, deliberate movement, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, crisp air of the estuary. The architecture of Alveston Down keeps a modest pace, favouring traditional masonry that seems to absorb the sun rather than deflect it.
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Explore Alveston Down, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.591401, -2.537082. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |