(Hamlet near Brookthorpe)
Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
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| Place | Whaddon |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.822754 |
| Longitude | -2.241584 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whaddon retains a singular, quiet composure amidst the shifting contours of the Gloucestershire landscape. It lies 2.9 miles south of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 175°T, OS grid SO 834 138), and is situated north of Brookthorpe village. Fields of heavy clay soil stretch toward the rising form of Robins Wood Hill, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the limestone outcrops with a sudden, sharp clarity. To the north-northeast, the expansive slopes of Robinswood Hill Country Park offer a vantage point from which the chimneys and slate roofs of the nearby city appear as mere grey smudges against the horizon. Whaddon occupies a distinct, low-lying shelf of land that seems to hold the morning mist longer than the surrounding ridges. Ancient hedgerows border the narrow lanes, their tangled hawthorn branches marking boundaries that have persisted through centuries of agricultural toil. The atmosphere remains defined by the proximity of these elevated natural landmarks, which frame the sky and dictate the cool, damp breath of the prevailing winds. Even when the air is still, one senses the weight of the geological history pressed into the earth beneath the quiet, unpretentious lanes of Whaddon.
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Explore Whaddon, 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: 51.822754, -2.241584. 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. |