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.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Berkeley area like Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow.
Historic Monuments to visit near Berkeley include Belas Knap Long Barrow.
There are a several good towns in the Berkeley area like Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester.
Parks to visit near Berkeley include Pittville Park.
There are a several good hills in the area around Berkeley like Cleeve Hill.
Don't miss Puzzlewood's woodlands if visiting the area around Berkeley.
The area close to Berkeley boasts some of the best geological features including Puzzlewood.
There are a number of caves near to Berkeley including Clearwell Caves.
There are a number of old mines near to Berkeley including Clearwell Caves.
Berkeley is near some unmissable airports like Gloucestershire Airport,
The area around Berkeley features a number of interesting historic buildings including St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral.
Don't miss Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton's villages if visiting the area around Berkeley.
Don't miss Gloucester's cities if visiting the area around Berkeley.
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.
