Welcome to Hillesley

Hillesley is a small village located in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is situated on the edge of the Cotswold Hills, which provides stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Hillesley is a peaceful and picturesque village that is perfect for those who want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

The village has a rich history that dates back to the 11th century. The village was once home to a castle, which was built in the 12th century. The castle was destroyed during the English Civil War, and all that remains today is a small mound. Hillesley also has a beautiful church, St. Giles, which dates back to the 13th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and is a popular attraction for visitors to the village.

Hillesley is a close-knit community that is proud of its heritage and traditions. The village has a number of local events throughout the year, including a summer fete and a Christmas market. The village also has a pub, The Fleece Inn, which is a popular spot for locals and visitors alike. Hillesley is a charming village that is full of character and is a great place to visit for those who want to experience the beauty of the Cotswolds.

Local Weather

Clear

Temp: 6.3°C

Feels Like: 4.4°C

Wind: 5.6 MPH

Wind Dir: NNE

Local Schools

School	Details
Hillesley Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lucy Chandler	Kilcot Road Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7RH 01453843551 School Website
Hawkesbury Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Mike Riches	High Street Hawkesbury Upton Badminton Gloucestershire GL9 1AU 01454238629 School Website
Kingswood Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Wendy Collins	Abbey Street Kingswood Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 8RN 01453842197 School Website
The British School Foundation School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Jonathan Roche	Wortley Road Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7JU 01453843371 School Website
Katharine Lady Berkeleys School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Hannah Khan	Kingswood Road Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 8RB 01453842227 School Website
Blue Coat C Of E Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Glyn Jones	Symn Lane Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7BD 01453525020 School Website
Alexander Hosea Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Debbie Williams	Honeybourne Way Wickwar Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 8PF 01454294239 School Website
Charfield Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Melanie Willcox	Wotton Road Charfield Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 8TG 01454260518 School Website
Horton C Of E Va Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Nicola Berry	Horton Chipping Sodbury Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire BS37 6QP 01454318834 School Website
Leighterton Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Meryl Hatfield	Leighterton Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8UH 01666890273 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Yate Badminton Road, Yate, Gloucestershire, BS37 5JF 6.08 Miles

Cam And Dursley Box Road, Near Cam, Gloucestershire, GL11 5DJ 7.57 Miles

Stonehouse Burdett Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2JW 9.92 Miles

Stroud Station Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3AP 10.84 Miles

Bristol Parkway Station Approach Road, Off Hatchet Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, Bristol, BS34 8PU 10.95 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Kmx Chauffeurs 01453 521518 1 Chestnut Pk, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RJ 1.97 Miles
Ak Taxis 01453 842673 14 Synwell La, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7GQ 2.22 Miles
Hop In And Travel 07968 029724 4 West View, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7HP 2.30 Miles
Coombe Valley Private Hire 01453 845071 Valley Road, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7NP 2.40 Miles
Wotton Executives 0844 800 5706 Charfield Barns, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8SP 3.06 Miles
Chipping Sodbury Taxis 07891 190984 24 Coopers Drive, Bristol, Bristol, BS37 7YF 4.76 Miles
B B Taxis 01454 324040 Carmarthen Close, Bristol, Bristol, BS37 7RR 4.96 Miles
Jenkins Taxi's 01453 542346 Spring Farm, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5AD 5.02 Miles
Street Cars 01454 322001 42 Lark Rise, Bristol, Bristol, BS37 7PJ 5.02 Miles
118 Taxis 01454 318118 54 Lark Rise, Bristol, Bristol, BS37 7PJ 5.02 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
High Street Hillesley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Alderley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Wortley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lower Kilcot Hillesley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Orange End Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Inglestone Farm Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Nind Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Barton Hawkesbury Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Tresham Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hawkesbury Stoke Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Wortley Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Walk Mill Lane Kingswood Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hawkesbury Upton Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:10:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Kingswood Po Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:45 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Fountain Crescent Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Chipping Surgery 01453 842214	The Chipping Surgery Symn Lane Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7BD
Culverhay Surgery 01453 843893	The Culverhay Surgery Culverhay Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7LS
Acorn Practice 01453 540540	May Lane Surgery 27 May Lane Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 4JN
Walnut Tree Practice 01453 540555	May Lane Surgery Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 4JN
Wellington Road Surgery 01454 323366	The Surgery Wellington Rd, North Yate Bristol BS37 5UY

Local Stores

Wotton
38 Long Street
Wootton U Edge
Wotton-Under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 7BT
01453 842112
Store Website
2.33 miles

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SPAR - Kingswood
The Chipping
Kingswood
Wotton Under Edge
GL12 8RT
01453 842230
Store Website
1.9 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Rowe Equine Ltd
The Equine Clinic Bradley Green Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7PP 01453 844 337 office@roweequine.com Website 2.74 miles
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The Rowe Veterinary Group
Wotton Veterinary Surgery &Amp; Mri Referral Centre Bradley Green Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7PP 01453 843295 wotton@rowevetgroup.com Website 2.74 miles
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Edv Ltd
Ashlar Barn Sopworth Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6PT 01454 238778 pete@equinedental.vet Website 4.16 miles

Animals Treated
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Brimsham Veterinary Clinic
Brimsham Veterinary Clinic Unit 2, Lark Rise Brimsham Bristol Avon BS37 7PJ 01454 312312 Catclinic@rowevetgroup.com 5.00 miles
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The Renew Centre
Unit 7, Sheephouse Farm Business Centre Ukey Road Uley Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 5AD 01452 767735 therenewcentre@gmail.com Website 5.05 miles

Animals Treated
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B&Amp;W Equine Group Ltd
Willesley Equine Clinic Ltd Byams Farm Willesley Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QU 01666 880501 enquiries@bwequinevets.co.uk Website 5.12 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Westonbirt Arboretum
Lovely Walk Around Westonbirt, Bit Pricey To Get In. Lots Of People With Other Dogs And Have To Stick To Certain Areas With Your Dog As There Are Dog Free Zones. Can Get Quite Muddy So Wellies Would Be Advised. Mitchell Dr Tetbury Lancashire GL8 8QS 5.28 miles

Location what3words bungalows.funky.crowbar

Stinchcombe Hill
A Circular Dog Friendly Walk At Stinchcombe Hill, Which Lies To The West Of Dursley. You Will Experience Superb Views From Parts Of The Walk And Circle Part Of Stinchcombe Golf Course. GL11 6AQ 5.40 miles From Dursley, Head West Toward Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club. Follow The Road Up. The First Car Park Is For The Golf Course, So Continue Past That A Short While Until Reaching Stinchcombe Hill Car Park, On Your Left.

Cam Long Down
A Circular Dog Walk At Cam Long Down, Offering Amazing Views And Stunning Scenery At The Top Of Cam Peak. GL11 5HH 6.02 miles From The A4135 In Dursley, Turn Right At The Roundabout With Lloyds Bank, To Head Up Long Street. This Turns Left Into Drake Lane. Follow Drake Lane Until The End Where It Meets Springhill. Turn Right Here And Follow The Road Until You See The Car Park On Your Right.

Coaley Peak
Absolutely Beautiful For Those Of You Who Like Walking With A View, A Very Large Field Along From The Picnic Area Perfect For Them To Stretch Those Legs! Go Through The Gate, To The Point And You Will Feel Your On Top Of The World Weavers Cottage Coaley Peak Coaley Dursley GL11 5AU 7.18 miles

Location what3words sample.grudging.merit

Coaley Peak
A Circular Dog Walk At Coaley Peak Viewpoint, Offering Fantastic Views At The Beginning Of The Walk. The Walk Starts At A Picnic Site, Ideal As A Start Or End-Point To This 3-Mile Walk. GL10 3TP 7.69 miles From Stroud, Take The B4066 Heading South. Go Through Selsley And Remain On The Road Until You See A Brown Road Sign Pointing Right To 'Picnic Area / Viewpoint / Nympsfield Long Barrow'.

Castle Combe
Can Make This Walk Range From 5 - 6 Miles Quite Challenging In Parts But Beautiful Countryside Views And Scenery, Also Takes You Through Castle Combe Village. Occasionally There May Be Sheep And Cows In The Fields But Generally There Aren't Too Many Animals So The Walk Can Be Off Lead For A Lot Of The Time. Dunns Ln Chippenham SN14 7HH 8.87 miles Car Park Situated At Sn14 7Hh - Then Walk Downhill Into The Village.

Location what3words shameless.unframed.daydreams

Weather Forecast

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	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mist	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Clear
Temp	12.4°C	11.4°C	8.6°C	8.4°C	9.8°C	12.9°C	15.1°C	17.3°C	18.1°C	17.4°C	16.1°C	14.4°C
Feels Like	12.6°C	11.4°C	8.6°C	8.4°C	10°C	13°C	15°C	17.3°C	18.1°C	17.4°C	16.1°C	14.2°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Fog	Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temp	12.7°C	11.4°C	10.1°C	9.4°C	12.2°C	17.2°C	20.5°C	21.6°C	21.9°C	21°C	19.1°C	15.7°C
Feels Like	12.3°C	11.2°C	10°C	9.5°C	12.3°C	17.2°C	20.6°C	21.6°C	21.9°C	21°C	19.1°C	15.4°C

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Thundery outbreaks in nearby
Temp	16.4°C	16°C	15.3°C	14.8°C	15.8°C	16.6°C	16.8°C	16.9°C	17.2°C	17.5°C	17°C	16.9°C
Feels Like	16.4°C	15.9°C	15.4°C	14.9°C	15.8°C	16.6°C	16.8°C	16.9°C	17.2°C	17.5°C	17°C	16.9°C

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