Awkley is a Village in the county of Gloucestershire.

Awkley postcode: BS32 4LS

Retail in Awkley

There are great places to visit near Awkley including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.

Don't miss Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow's ancient sites if visiting the area around Awkley.

Belas Knap Long Barrow is one of Awkley's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Awkley.

Don't miss Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester's towns if visiting the area around Awkley.

Places near Awkley feature a number of interesting parks including Pittville Park.

Places near Awkley feature a number of interesting hills including Cleeve Hill.

There are a number of woodlands near to Awkley including Puzzlewood.

Places near Awkley feature a number of interesting geological features including Puzzlewood.

Clearwell Caves is a great place to visit close to Awkley if you like caves.

Don't miss Clearwell Caves's old mines if visiting the area around Awkley.

Awkley is near some unmissable airports like Gloucestershire Airport,

St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral are some of Awkley best historic buildings to visit near Awkley.

There are a several good villages in the Awkley area like Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton.

The area around Awkley's best cities can be found at Gloucester.

Awkley History

There are some historic monuments around Awkley:

• Pierce Wood Camps
• Iron Age defended settlement 525m ENE of Elberton Manor
• Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge
• Chepstow Town Slipway
• Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down 865m north east of Black Rocks
• Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae
• The Alcove, Piercefield
• Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol
• Banjo enclosure 245m north west of Lower Hazel Farm
• Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake
• Oldbury Camp: an Iron Age fort at Oldbury-on-Severn
• Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm
• Bury Hill camp, Moorend
• Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury
• Druid Stoke burial chamber, Stoke Bishop
• The Platform, Piercefield
• Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood
• Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works
• Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross
• Lancaut promontory fort
• Large multivallate hillfort 205m east of Luce's Farm
• Ruin of St Helen's Church, Rudgeway
• King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury
• The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle
• Lancaut deserted village
• Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston
• St Peter's Cave
• Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden
• Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm
• The Grotto, Piercefield
• Slight univallate hillfort 260m north west of Brook Farm
• The Mere Bank and flanking ditches
• Chepstow Castle
• Offa's Dyke: section in Chapelhouse Wood, 240m west of the Recreation Ground
• Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm
• Olveston Court moat complex and earthworks
• Bulwarks Camp
• Chepstow Town Wall and Gate