Box, Gloucestershire

Box

Church of St Barnabas, Box
Box
Box shown within Gloucestershire
Population About 400
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
The Halfway House public house in 2010, now a cafe

Box is a small village in Gloucestershire, England. It is located just over three miles away from Stroud and just over ten miles away from Cirencester. Minchinhampton is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away and Nailsworth is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away. Box has a population of about 400.

Box lies at the edge of Minchinhampton Common, designated as a SSSI. The common is well known for its cows, which often cause traffic delays as there are no fences on the common. Since there is no cattle grid at the entrance to the village, cattle are also often found wandering through its streets.

The village has a strong community spirit and a lively social scene, despite its small size. Notable village events include:

  1. The produce show, held annually in the village hall in September.
  2. The village pantomime, held annually in the village hall in early March.
  3. The village open gardens, taking place during the summer in most years.

The village hall also hosts a variety of village clubs and societies, including:

  1. The bridge club
  2. The art group
  3. The gardening club
  4. Exercise groups

Miscellaneous information

Churches

  • St. Barnabas Church, built between 1951 and 1952.[1]

Historic buildings

Box is constituted largely of picturesque 18th and 19th century stone built cottages, but of particular note are:

  • The Beehive, 17th-century
  • Box House, 18th-century
  • Trull Well, early 19th-century
  • Beaudesert Park School, a timber-framed house moved from Bristol

Cafe

Halfway House, formerly a public house

Other places of interest

Village hall.

References

  1. ↑
  • David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) ISBN 0-14-071040-X, pp. 131–132
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