Coates, Gloucestershire

Coates is a village and civil parish situated in Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

[1] The parish church of St Matthew's (now part of the Thameshead Benefice) dates to the 13th century.

[3] Bernard Vann, VC, spent much of his childhood in Coates rectory, where his mother was housekeeper to the Rev.

The Tunnel House Inn could be found just beyond the edge of the village towards Tarlton, but is now permanently closed.

The Royal Agricultural University's Rural Skills Centre was previously located on the eastern side of the village in the buildings that were previously Coates Farm, however this has since been relocated to Harnhill, 4 miles south-east of Cirencester.