Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
Explore Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pitchcombe 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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| Place | Pitchcombe |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.766895 |
| Longitude | -2.217476 |
| Place Type | Village |
Pitchcombe descends the steep slopes of the Cotswold escarpment in a series of limestone terraces that catch the low, honeyed light of the setting sun. It lies 1.5 miles north of Stroud (from Stroud: bearing 1°T, OS grid SO 850 076), and is situated east of Whiteshill village. The terrain here is defined by abrupt changes in elevation, where the earth drops sharply toward the lush, verdant floor of the Painswick Valley. Roads through Pitchcombe are narrow and winding, often flanked by high, moss-covered drystone walls that hold back the weight of the hillside. To the east, the rugged rise of Wickridge Hill acts as a natural bulwark, shielding the dwellings from the harsher winds that sweep across the plateau. The architecture consists largely of traditional honey-coloured stone cottages, their chimneys often trailing thin plumes of woodsmoke into the crisp air. Beneath the surface, the soil is thin and rocky, favouring the hardy growth of native wildflowers that dot the surrounding verges. History here remains quiet, felt more in the solid, unmoving masonry of the parish church than in grand monuments or loud proclamations. Pitchcombe retains an air of profound composure, existing as a place where the pace of life is dictated by the incline of the ground and the shifting shadows of the clouds.
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Explore Pitchcombe, 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: 51.766895, -2.217476. 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. |