Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Cotswold · Region: South West
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| Place | Oldbury on the Hill |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Cotswold |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.590845 |
| Longitude | -2.266218 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Oldbury on the Hill commands a sequestered position atop the limestone plateaus of the Cotswolds, where the sky seems to possess a peculiar, pale clarity that sharpens the edges of the dry-stone walls. It lies 4.9 miles south-east of Wotton-under-Edge (from Wotton-under-Edge: bearing 131°T, OS grid ST 816 880), and is situated west-north-west of Didmarton village. The architecture here favours a muted, honey-coloured stone that absorbs the afternoon sun, casting long, deliberate shadows across the quiet lanes. A short distance to the west, the Tump Barn Bowl Barrow anchors the landscape with its ancient, earthen mound, reminding one of the deep temporal layers beneath the modern pasture. The air carries an austere freshness, particularly as one looks toward the rugged greenery of Midger SSSI, a site that remains largely indifferent to the passing of centuries. Oldbury on the Hill retains an atmosphere of meditative stillness, far removed from the frantic pace of contemporary commercial life. The nearby Churchyard Cross in St Lawrence's Churchyard serves as a silent, weathered witness to the generations who have walked these high, exposed ridges. Such a place provides a refuge for those who find solace in the stark, unadorned beauty of the English upland.
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Explore Oldbury on the Hill, 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: 51.590845, -2.266218. 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. |