Longstone of Minchinhampton, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Longstone of Minchinhampton
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#133 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

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The Longstone of Minchinhampton is a standing stone on Minchinhampton Common, Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, England. The stone is clearly visible in a field accessible via the southeast road out of the village. The stone is 7.5 feet high, made of limestone and has natural holes in it. Tradition suggests that passing infants through one of the holes will cure them of illnesses such as measles or whooping cough. ()

Coordinates: 51°41'50"N, 2°10'7"W

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Cotswold Water Park United Kingdom

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Longstone of Minchinhampton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Avening Valley, Box Farm Meadows SSSI, Minchinhampton, Minchinhampton Golf Club.

1.1 miS
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Avening Valley, Cotswold Water Park
30 min walk • The Avening Valley is located in the South Cotswolds in England, running roughly east from Nailsworth and through the village of Avening. During the 17th century the cloth industry developed in the Avening Valley, with mills powered by the Avening Stream.
1.2 miW
Protected area
Box Farm Meadows SSSI, Nailsworth
31 min walk • Box Farm Meadows is a 8.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985. This was formerly known as Balls Green Pastures.
1 miNW
Town
Minchinhampton, Cotswold Water Park
25 min walk • Minchinhampton is an ancient Cotswolds market town, on a hilltop 4 miles south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Its common offers wide views over the Severn Estuary into Wales and further into the Cotswolds.
0.8 miS
51°41'12"N • 2°9'50"W
Minchinhampton Golf Club, Cotswold Water Park
20 min walk • Golf

Longstone of Minchinhampton, Cotswold Water Park

Facts and practical information

Longstone of Minchinhampton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Avening Valley, Cotswold Water Park

Box Farm Meadows SSSI, Nailsworth

Minchinhampton, Cotswold Water Park

Minchinhampton Golf Club, Cotswold Water Park