Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Bowbridge, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowbridge map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Bowbridge |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.735484 |
| Longitude | -2.204785 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bowbridge reveals its character through the steady, industrious pulse of the Stroudwater Canal, which once carried the heavy commerce of the textile trade through these verdant slopes. It lies 0.9 miles south-east of Stroud (from Stroud: bearing 140°T, OS grid SO 859 041), and is situated north-west of Thrupp village. The limestone architecture here retains a quiet, utilitarian grace, reflecting a time when the rhythmic clatter of mills defined the valley’s daily song. Sunlight catches the pale, weathered stone of Bowbridge, illuminating the steep, narrow lanes that climb toward the high, windswept horizons of Rodborough Common Sssi. This expansive upland landscape provides a stark, grassy counterpoint to the sheltered, damp atmosphere of the canal banks below. Ancient, dry-stone walls trace the contours of the hills like silver threads, binding the residential streets to the rugged, untamed limestone grassland. Though the industrial clamour has long since faded, the water continues to mirror the changing sky, offering a reflective stillness to those who walk the towpaths. Today, Bowbridge remains a place of sharp contrasts, where the modern suburban commute brushes against the deep, enduring geology of the Cotswold escarpment.
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Explore Bowbridge, 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: 51.735484, -2.204785. 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. |