Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud area of Gloucestershire, England. Found near the southern edge of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance walkway goes through the town. Depending on the B4058, Wotton has to do with 5 miles (8.0 km) from the M5 motorway. The nearby railway station is Cam and Dursley, 7 miles (11 kilometres) away by road, on the Bristol to Birmingham line. The town is fairly well served for a community of its dimension. It has a number of pubs as well as a hotel, and a range of takeaways and also dining establishments. It can be fairly lively in the evening compared to many others of its size. It has several energetic social groups, such as Scouts, Guides, a gardening club and the Wotton Lions. In 1958, local individuals and also institution pupils developed the community pool, which was finished in 1961. Ultimately the swimming pool has had solar and also electrical heating set up. In 1999 with the fund elevating support of community groups, a retracting unit was fitted to lengthen the swimming season. In 2002, following the closure of the neighborhood movie theater, a group of volunteers elevated funds for a refurbishment to become one of the initial digital cinemas in the UK. It re-opened in 2005 as a 100-seat facility inside an old steady backyard, when part of the Crown Inn which enclosed 1911. Movies were first shown in the old Banqueting Hall of the Inn and transferred to the secure lawn some years later on, because of the appeal of movies. The Wotton Electric Picture House (the initial name) is currently a flourishing location.