Kemble
Kemble a Gloucestershire Cotswolds village, local information on accommodation, village pubs, the history of Kemble, roads, bus and rail links, estate agents, health sport and leisure guide, attractions near KembleThe Village
Kemble in Gloucestershire is a large village in the south Cotswolds between Cirencester and Malmesbury. Kemble is the first
village from the source of the River Thames, found just a couple of miles from the village centre at Trewsbury Mead.
There is archeological evidence suggests that there have been settlements in and around Kemble since prehistoric times with
several burial locations around the village dating from the Iron Age through to Anglo-Saxon and medieval burials and the great
Roman Frontier road, known as the Fosse Way runs through Kemble on its way to Corinium, modern day Cirencester.
Kemble village straddles the busy A429 with the older part of the village with a number of 19th century buildings and
All Saints parish church on the east side and the modern mixture of private and local authority housing and the railway
station and village pub on the west side. Besides the railway, Kemble has other services to offer villagers, there is a
primary school, The Tavern- a local pub, Post Office and a local store.
Kemble became an important part of the railway system becoming a major junction on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's railway line from
Swindon to the west and the branch lines from Cirencester and Tetbury, and is still important for passengers travelling to
or from Cirencester and the surrounding area. The village is also near the route of the Thames and Severn Canal and the
Thames National Trail.
Kemble airfield on the southern edge of the village is a former RAF airfield. The base was opened in the mid 1930's and grew
as a maintainance unit during the second world war. Later the airfirld was home to the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic display team
unfortunantely the airfield became a casualty of the Thatcher government and eventually closed in the 1990's. The airfield is
now in private ownership and still used for flying.
Getting To Kemble
Kemble
London Heathrow
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Map
The village is on the A429 just 8 miles from Malmesbury and 4 miles from Cirencester.
Bus services connecting to Kemble are:
- 881 Cirencester-Tetbury Stagecoach
- 93 Malmesbury-Cirencester Andybus
- 55 Moreton-in-Marsh-Kemble Pulhams Coaches
Parking
There is free on street parking but please be considerate where you are parking.
Featured Hotel
Corinium Hotel, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Corinium Hotel is located in Cirencester, the Capital of the Cotswolds. With a 16th century heart, 15 individual character bedrooms, a town location, garden and car parking.
» more information or to book this hotelKemble Holiday Cottages
A selection of self catering holidays in or around Kemble can be seen here.