Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: North Somerset · Region: South West
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| Place | Hounsley Batch |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | North Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.366794 |
| Longitude | -2.653444 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hounsley Batch holds the quiet character of a hollow in the limestone shelf, where the earth gives way to the rhythmic pulse of the Mendip foothills. It lies 6.4 miles south-south-west of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 201°T, OS grid ST 546 632), and is situated north-east of Regil village. The light here catches the grey stone of the older cottages, which seem to grow directly from the thin, stony soil rather than being built upon it. To the south-east, the slopes of Pagans Hill rise to catch the wind, offering a high vantage point that looks down upon the modest roofs of Hounsley Batch. Hidden away in the nearby verdant shadows, the ruins of the Littleton Gunpowder Works at Powdermill Farm remain as a skeletal reminder of a time when the valley hummed with the dangerous, rhythmic industry of explosive manufacture. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity, untroubled by the thrum of major roads or the press of urban sprawl. Paths trace the edges of fields where the winter frost lingers longest, silvering the grass until the mid-morning sun finds the ground. This corner of Gloucestershire maintains a sturdy, unadorned presence, defined by the simple geometry of dry-stone walls and the shifting moods of the western sky.
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Explore Hounsley Batch, 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: 51.366794, -2.653444. 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. |