William Cobbett wrote that, during one of his Rural Rides through England in September 1826, he wanted to spend the night in Gloucester, but arrived there at the time of the Three Choirs Festival.

[1] Two miles north-west lie the earthwork remains of Taynton Castle, a ring motte of C11-C12 date.

It was designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon and it has been described by a President of the Royal Institute of British Architects as "one of the most interesting buildings in England".

[2] Over time, the focus of the village has moved from the Church and School, on the slopes of Brights Hill, down towards the Toll House and the pub.

The cricket club, founded in 1874, has its own ground to the south of the main road and used to run a Beer Festival in the summer.

[3] Huntley Quarry (to the west of the village at grid reference SO 7095 1955) exposes a volcaniclastic suite of rocks not known anywhere else.

In addition to their problematic age and the perplexing rock type, the strata has been considerably deformed by faulting and tectonic movement.

Gloucestershire Geology Trust is currently in the process of buying nearly two acres of land, which includes Huntley Quarry.