Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Cainscross, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cainscross 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.
| Place | Cainscross |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.743248 |
| Longitude | -2.240696 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Cainscross breathes the quiet air of Gloucestershire, its character shaped by the gentle rise and fall of the land. It lies 1.6 km west of Stroud (from Stroud: bearing 261°T, OS grid SO 834 049), and is situated north-north-east of Selsley village. The sky above Cainscross often holds a pearlescent quality, softening the edges of the familiar houses and casting a diffused light upon the subtle undulations of the surrounding fields. Though a modern suburb, traces of older paths and the faint echo of industry can still be felt, a quiet murmur beneath the present-day hum. The nearby Cotswold escarpment, a monumental sweep of ancient stone, lends a sense of enduring landscape to Cainscross, a constant, silent witness. The rhythm of daily life here is less a hurried beat and more a thoughtful cadence, attuned to the turning seasons.
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Explore Cainscross, 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: 51.743248, -2.240696. 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 | June 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. |