Colethrop Gloucestershire Map

About Colethrop

Colethrop, a hamlet within Gloucestershire’s Stroud district, breathes a quiet existence against the rolling Cotswold landscape. It lies 4.4 km west-north-west of Painswick (from Painswick: bearing 285°T, OS grid SO 824 108), and is situated east-north-east of Haresfield village. The very air here seems to carry a faint, earthy sweetness, perhaps a lingering scent from ancient fields now softened by time, where the afternoon sun often casts long, gentle shadows across the stone cottages. The surrounding terrain, a pleasingly varied topography, offers glimpses of distant, hazy hills, their forms softened by the atmospheric veil typical of the South West's embrace. Evidence of past agricultural pursuits can still be discerned in the undulating patterns of the fields, hinting at generations who worked this soil. Colethrop itself, a cluster of dwellings gathered with an unassuming grace, seems to absorb the muted light, its stillness a counterpoint to the wider world’s ceaseless motion.

About This Colethrop Map Page

Explore Colethrop, 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: 51.795866, -2.256433. 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.