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Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Ram Inn

 
 
Ram Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, September 22, 2025
1. Ram Inn Marker
Inscription.
From the 17th-century Ram Inn on this site stage-coaches departed for London, Bristol and Birmingham until the railway era

During 1895-97 the inn was demolished, Castle Street was widened and the present building was erected, originally as municipal offices
 
Erected by Cirencester Civic Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
 
Location. 51° 43.014′ N, 1° 58.132′ W. Marker is in Cirencester, England, in Gloucestershire. It is on Castle Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the frontage between the shop 'Vintage Society' and 'R J Holmes Opticians'. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Castle Street, Cirencester, England GL7 1QA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cotswold District and in South West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 23 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Railway Church (approx. 21.1 kilometers away); GWR Park (approx. 21.2 kilometers away); Montpellier Gardens (approx. 21.4 kilometers away); Gustav Holst (approx. 21.4 kilometers away); Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (approx. 21.6 kilometers away); Cheltenham War Memorial (approx. 21.6 kilometers away); a different marker also named Cheltenham War Memorial (approx. 21.6 kilometers away); South African War Memorial 1899-1902 (approx. 21.6 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  Ram Inn, Market Place / Castle Street, Cirencester.
Excerpt "In pre-railway days the Ram was probably the most important inn (and later hotel) in Cirencester..."
(Submitted on September 24, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.) 
 
Ram Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, September 22, 2025
2. Ram Inn Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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