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Harescombe Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West

Explore Harescombe, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harescombe 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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PlaceHarescombe
Traditional CountyGloucestershire
District / BoroughStroud
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.791703
Longitude-2.239634
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Harescombe

Harescombe reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the folds of the Cotswolds, where the land tilts firmly toward the Severn Vale. It lies 1.9 miles west-north-west of Painswick (from Painswick: bearing 282°T, OS grid SO 835 103), and is situated west-north-west of Edge village. The local topography is defined by the sharp rise of Huddinknoll Hill, which guards the eastern approach with a heavy, limestone stillness. Below, the narrow lanes of Harescombe follow the contours of the earth, often damp with the mist that gathers in the low-lying hollows. A short walk reveals the medieval stone cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard, standing as a weathered sentinel that has watched the seasons cycle through the churchyard for centuries. The water of Daniel's Brook carves a persistent, silver path through the nearby fields, providing a constant, low-frequency hum that underscores the silence of the valley. Harescombe retains an atmosphere of deliberate isolation, preferring the company of its steep slopes and ancient hedgerows to the clamour of modern thoroughfares. Such places possess a gravity of their own, holding fast to the quiet labour of the soil and the slow, deliberate passage of the sun across the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cross In St John The Baptist'S Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 093° E
  • Daniel's Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 160° SSE
  • Huddinknoll Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 075° ENE
  • Cromwell's Stone (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 213° SSW
  • Haresfield Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 195° SSW
  • Haresfield Hill Camp And Ring Hill Earthworks (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 210° SSW · 22 ha
  • Edge Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 133° SE · 21 ha
  • Dyke Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 180° S
  • Haresfield Beacon Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 223° SW
  • Haresfield Topograph (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 201° SSW
  • Standish Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 190° S
  • Painswick House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.8 mi, 089° E · 24 ha
  • Painswick Valley (Valley) — 1.9 mi, 125° SE
  • Blow Family Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 046° NE
  • St Mary'S, Painswick (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 103° ESE · 1 ha
  • The Mayor's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 191° S
  • Painswick Stream (River) — 2.7 mi, 081° E
  • Poetry Corner (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 057° ENE
  • Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods (National Nature Reserve) — 2.8 mi, 080° E · 413 ha
  • Stratford Park Model Railway (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 165° SSE
  • Robinswood Hill Country Park (Park) — 3.0 mi, 006° N
  • Stratford Park (Park) — 3.0 mi, 165° SSE
  • The Museum in the Park (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 167° SSE
  • Longridge Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 105° ESE
  • George Holloway statue (Public Artwork) — 3.3 mi, 165° SSE
  • Robinswood Hill Rare Breeds Farm (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 000° N
  • Prinknash Bird and Deer Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.3 mi, 053° NE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 172° S
  • Stroud Subscription Rooms (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 163° SSE
  • The Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 206° SSW

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About This Harescombe Map Page

Explore Harescombe, 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: 51.791703, -2.239634. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.