Cam, Gloucestershire

Cam
Cam from Cam Peak
Cam is located in Gloucestershire
Cam
Cam
Location within Gloucestershire
Population8,520 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceST7499
Civil parish
  • Cam
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDursley
Postcode districtGL11
Dialling code01453
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°42′04″N 2°21′51″W / 51.70111°N 2.36417°W / 51.70111; -2.36417
The view from Cam Peak, looking towards Cam Long Down

Cam is a large village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the edge of the Cotswolds and contiguous with the town of Dursley, north of Bristol and south of Gloucester. The Cotswold Way runs less than a mile from the village.

Cam had 8,160 residents with 3,575 households in the 2011 census. Its population is actually larger than neighbouring Dursley, which is a town.[2] The population is planned to grow, with new developments near the railway station increasing the number of households by about 12%.

  1. ^ "CAM". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Cam (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 December 2022.