Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Cotswold · Region: South West
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| Place | Avening |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Cotswold |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.680129 |
| Longitude | -2.168970 |
| Place Type | Village |
Avening draws its character from the steep, limestone-sided terrain that funnels the damp, cool air of the Cotswolds into a singular, tight-knit geography. It lies 1.9 miles south-south-east of Minchinhampton (from Minchinhampton: bearing 157°T, OS grid ST 884 979), and is situated west-south-west of Cherington village. The steep slopes of the Avening Valley define the horizon, where the afternoon sun catches the jagged, pale edges of the stone walls that have partitioned these hills for centuries. High above the valley floor, the Norn's Tump Long Barrow sits as a silent, earthen anchor against the shifting light of the sky. The architecture of Avening clings to these gradients, with the Church of the Holy Cross standing as a heavy, deliberate presence of Norman masonry against the incline. Below, the Tingle Stone Long Barrow rests in the quietude of the northern fields, a remnant of a much older, more primitive human permanence. The local economy and life here still echo the rhythm of the water-powered textile industry that once hummed along the streams. Even now, the stillness of the landscape feels less like an absence of activity and more like a deliberate, measured pause in a long history of labour.
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Explore Avening, 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: 51.680129, -2.168970. 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. |