Berkeley
Berkeley is a Town in the county of Gloucestershire.
There are great places to visit near Berkeley including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.
Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow are great places to visit near Berkeley if you like ancient sites.
The area around Berkeley's best historic monuments can be found at Belas Knap Long Barrow.
Berkeley's best nearby towns can be found at Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester.
The area close to Berkeley boasts some of the best parks including Pittville Park.
The area close to Berkeley boasts some of the best hills including Cleeve Hill.
There are a several good woodlands in the area around Berkeley like Puzzlewood.
Puzzlewood is one of Berkeley's best, nearby geological features to visit in Berkeley.
Clearwell Caves is one of Berkeley's best, nearby caves to visit in Berkeley.
Old Mines to visit near Berkeley include Clearwell Caves.
There are a several good airports in the area around Berkeley like Gloucestershire Airport.
St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral are some of Berkeley best historic buildings to visit near Berkeley.
Berkeley's best nearby villages can be found at Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton.
There are a several good cities in the area around Berkeley like Gloucester.
Berkeley History
There are some historic monuments around Berkeley:
Places to see near Berkeley
History of Berkeley
The parish of Berkeley was the largest in Gloucestershire. It included the tithings of Alkington, Breadstone, Ham, Hamfellow and Hinton, and the chapelry of Stone, which became a separate parish in 1797. Hinton became a separate civil parish, and the separate ecclesiastical parish of Sharpness with Purton, in the 20th century. Berkeley was the site of Berkeley nuclear power station, which has two Magnox nuclear reactors. This power station, the first commercial British reactor to enter operation, has since been decommissioned and all that remains are the two reactors encased in concrete. The administrative centre adjacent to the station is still active however - the centre was founded as Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories in the early 1960s and was one of the three principal research laboratories of the CEGB. A local legend tells that the town was once home to the Witch of Berkeley, who sold her soul to the Devil in exchange for wealth. It is said that, despite taking refuge in the church, the Devil carried her off on a black horse covered with spikes.
