Wanswell is a village in the civil parish of Hamfallow, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England.

[1] Wanswell Court dates back to a hall house built in 1450-60, with additions in the 16th and 17th century.

[2] Wanswell Court lies on an island surrounded by a moat which pre-dates the house.

[3] The village has a pub, the Salmon Inn, which dates back to the 16th century.

[4] The Focus School Berkeley Campus, part of the Focus Learning Trust associated with the Plymouth Brethren, occupies a site in the village formerly occupied by the Vale of Berkeley College, a small comprehensive school which closed in July 2011.