Cold Ashton

Cold Ashton
Holy Trinity church
Cold Ashton is located in Gloucestershire
Cold Ashton
Cold Ashton
Location within Gloucestershire
Population221 (Neighbourhood Statistics 2011)
OS grid referenceST747725
Civil parish
  • Cold Ashton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHIPPENHAM
Postcode districtSN14
Dialling code01225
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°27′07″N 2°21′43″W / 51.452°N 02.362°W / 51.452; -02.362

Cold Ashton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bath, near the junction between the A46 and A420 roads. The village church has a 14th-century tower and the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 16th century by Thomas Key, its rector.[1] It had a population of 221 according to the 2011 census.[2]

In the 1870s, Cold Ashton was described as

A parish in Chipping-Sodbury district, Gloucester; on the verge of the county, under the Cotswolds, 5¾ miles N of Bath r. station. It includes the village of Pennsylvania; and its Post Town is Marshfield under Chippenham. Acres, 2,300.[3]

Roundabout linking the A46 and A420

Now, Cold Ashton is described as

A small village which, due to its setting, exhibits an air of tranquillity and pleasant isolation. The stone-walled main street together with the close alignment of the manor house, the Old Rectory and the courthouse, give the village an intimate character.[4]

  1. ^ Hall, Michael (1993). Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Cotswolds. The Pevensey Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-907115-68-3.
  2. ^ "Cold Ashton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.
  4. ^ "Cold Ashton Conservation Area". South Gloucestershire Council. South Gloucestershire Council. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.