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Forest of Dean (district)
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Forest of Dean is a local government district
in Gloucestershire
, England, named after the Forest of Dean
. Its council is based in Coleford
. Other towns in the district include Cinderford
, Newent
and Tidenham
.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
, as a merger of the East Dean Rural District
, Lydney Rural District
, Newent Rural District and West Dean Rural District
, and from Gloucester Rural District
the parishes of Newnham
and Westbury-on-Severn
.
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England, named after the Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...
. Its council is based in Coleford
Coleford, Gloucestershire
Coleford is a small market town in Gloucestershire, England in the west of the Forest of Dean with a population of 8,351 . It is situated some four miles east of the Welsh border, and is close to the Wye Valley, a popular walking and canoeing area...
. Other towns in the district include Cinderford
Cinderford
Cinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. A population of 8,116 people is recorded in the 2001 census....
, Newent
Newent
Newent is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073...
and Tidenham
Tidenham
Tidenham is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean of west Gloucestershire, England, adjoining the Welsh border.The parish includes the villages of Tidenham, Beachley, Boughspring, Sedbury, Tutshill and Woodcroft, and according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 had a population of 5,316...
.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, as a merger of the East Dean Rural District
East Dean Rural District
East Dean and United Parishes Rural District, later renamed East Dean Rural District, was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974...
, Lydney Rural District
Lydney Rural District
Lydney was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974. It covered an area on the Welsh border by the Severn estuary.It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Chepstow rural sanitary district which was in Gloucestershire , the rest forming Chepstow...
, Newent Rural District and West Dean Rural District
West Dean Rural District
West Dean Rural District was a rural district in Gloucestershire, England from 1894 to 1974. It included a number of civil parishes, including, confusingly, one called West Dean, and gained further territory in 1935....
, and from Gloucester Rural District
Gloucester Rural District
Gloucester was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Gloucestershire, England. The district did not include the City of Gloucester, which was a separate county borough. In 1935 Gloucester RD was more than doubled in size....
the parishes of Newnham
Newnham on Severn
Newnham on Severn is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. It lies near the Royal Forest of Dean, on the west bank of the River Severn, approximately 10 miles south-west of Gloucester and three miles southeast of Cinderford, at . It is on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow,...
and Westbury-on-Severn
Westbury-on-Severn
Westbury-on-Severn is a rural village in England that is the centre of the large, rural parish, also called Westbury-on-Severn.-Location:The village is situated on the A48 road and bounded by the River Severn to the south and west.The village has a large parish church which is distinctive as the...
.
Parishes and settlements
- Alvington, AwreAwreAwre is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,644. The parish includes Awre and the larger village of Blakeney, and also Etloe, Gatcombe, Two Bridges and Viney Hill.-External links:** at Forest...
, AylburtonAylburtonAylburton is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, on the A48 road about two miles south-west of Lydney. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 689....
- BlaisdonBlaisdonBlaisdon is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean of Gloucestershire, England, about ten miles west of Gloucester. Its population in 2005 was estimated by Gloucestershire County Council to be 249. The local church is dedicated to St...
, BreamBream, GloucestershireBream is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England.-History:The actual age of Bream is not known, although there may have been a settlement before the Romans came to Britain...
, BromsberrowBromsberrowBromesberrow or Bromsberrow is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is close to the meeting point between Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. The nearest town is Ledbury, about four miles north in Herefordshire... - ChurchamChurchamChurcham is a small village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean District of Gloucestershire in England, located west of Gloucester. It has a population of 669....
, CinderfordCinderfordCinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. A population of 8,116 people is recorded in the 2001 census....
, ColefordColeford, GloucestershireColeford is a small market town in Gloucestershire, England in the west of the Forest of Dean with a population of 8,351 . It is situated some four miles east of the Welsh border, and is close to the Wye Valley, a popular walking and canoeing area...
, CorseCorse, GloucestershireCorse is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire.St Margarets Church is mainly 14th century. Corse Court is mediaeval.The settlement of Snig's End, about 1½ miles from the village, was the site of a settlement for industrial workers under the auspices of the National Land Company in...
- DrybrookDrybrookDrybrook is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England.- Location :It lies near the middle of the Royal Forest, about three miles from Cinderford, and about two miles from Mitcheldean.- Population:...
, DymockDymockDymock is a small village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England about four miles south of Ledbury, with a population of approx. 300 people....
- EllwoodEllwood, GloucestershireEllwood is a village in the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire, England. It lies around south-east of Coleford. The village has a football club who as of 2008-09 play in the Gloucestershire County League....
, English BicknorEnglish BicknorEnglish Bicknor is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the population is 406. The village is close to the county border with Herefordshire, opposite which is the village of Welsh Bicknor...
- Gorsley and KilcotGorsley and KilcotGorsley and Kilcot is a civil parish forming part of the district of the Forest of Dean in the English county of Gloucestershire.Gorsley and Kilcot came into being in 2000, until then it had been part of Newent civil parish; it contains 166 housholds...
- HartpuryHartpuryHartpury is a rural parish of with some 270 homes and a population of about 700. It is situated about north of the city of Gloucester, England. Geographically it lies within the Leadon Vale; administratively it is part of the Forest of Dean....
, Hewelsfield and Brockweir, HuntleyHuntley, GloucestershireHuntley, Gloucestershire, is a village on the A40 located seven miles west ofGloucester in the north of the Forest of Dean.- History :Huntley is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Huntelei.... - KempleyKempleyKempley is a village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire.The small village has two notable churches, one dedicated to St Mary and another to St Edward the Confessor.St...
- LittledeanLittledeanLittledean is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. The village has a long history and formerly had the status of a town. Littledean Hall was originally a Saxon hall, although it has been rebuilt and the current house dates back to 1612. The remains of a Roman temple are...
, LonghopeLonghopeLonghope is a village in west Gloucestershire, situated just outside the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom.The placename Longhope means "long, enclosed valley" which describes the aspect of the village....
, LydbrookLydbrookLydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, and Joys Green.-Introduction:...
, LydneyLydneyLydney is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is located on the west bank of the River Severn, close to the Forest of Dean. The town lies on the A48 road, next to the Lydney Park gardens with its Roman temple in honour of Nodens.-Transport:The Severn Railway...
, Little LondonLittle London-United Kingdom:*Little London, Brill, Buckinghamshire*Little London, Oakley, Bucks*Little London, Cambridgeshire*Little London, Cornwall*Little London, East Sussex*Little London, Essex*Little London, Gloucestershire*Little London, Andover, Hampshire...
, - MitcheldeanMitcheldeanMitcheldean is a small town in the east of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.-History:Mitcheldean was a thriving community for many centuries due to the town's proximity to iron ore deposits...
- NewentNewentNewent is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073...
, NewlandNewland, GloucestershireNewland is a village in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England.It is notable for its parish church of All Saints, known as the 'Cathedral of the Forest'.- References :***-External links:...
, Newnham - Oxenhall
- Pauntley
- Redmarley D'AbitotRedmarley D'AbitotRedmarley D'Abitot is a civil parish and village in the Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, South West England. In addition to the village of Redmarley, the civil parish also includes the settlements of Lowbands, Haw Cross, Playley Green, Kings Green and Durbridge...
, RuardeanRuardeanRuardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the west of Cinderford. It is situated on a hillside with views west towards the mountains of South Wales. Little now remains of the village's industrial history, but once it was a centre for iron ore smelting furnaces,...
, Rudford and Highleadon, RuspidgeRuspidgeRuspidge is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England.It is located near the town of Cinderford and near the Forest of Dean...
- SoudleySoudleySoudley is a small but thriving village north of Lydney, west Gloucestershire, England.Nearby attractions include Dean Heritage Centre, Soudley Ponds and the Blaize Bailey viewpoint....
, St. Briavels, StauntonStaunton, GloucestershireStaunton is the name of two different villages in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England.This entry is for the one near Coleford...
, Staunton Coleford, Symonds YatSymonds YatSymonds Yat is a village in the Forest of Dean and a popular tourist destination, straddling the River Wye and the borders of the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, it is within a few miles of the Welsh border... - Taynton, TibbertonTibberton, GloucestershireTibberton is located from Gloucester. The current population of Tibberton is approximately 650. Tibberton is a parish of in an area with 248 households. The local primary school is Tibberton Community Primary School with roughly 110 pupils....
, TidenhamTidenhamTidenham is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean of west Gloucestershire, England, adjoining the Welsh border.The parish includes the villages of Tidenham, Beachley, Boughspring, Sedbury, Tutshill and Woodcroft, and according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 had a population of 5,316...
- UpleadonUpleadonUpleadon is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is near the villages of Corse, Gloucestershire and Hartpury. There is a church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin....
- Westbury-on-SevernWestbury-on-SevernWestbury-on-Severn is a rural village in England that is the centre of the large, rural parish, also called Westbury-on-Severn.-Location:The village is situated on the A48 road and bounded by the River Severn to the south and west.The village has a large parish church which is distinctive as the...
, West DeanWest Dean, GloucestershireWest Dean is a civil parish, situated in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England.-History:The Forest of Dean was an extra-parochial area in the St Briavels hundred of Gloucestershire. It was without the usual parish structure until the West Dean and East Dean townships were formed...
, WoolastonWoolastonWoolaston is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire in South West England. It lies on the north side of the Severn Estuary approximately 5 miles from the Welsh border at Chepstow and is surrounded by woodland and agricultural land.-The Village and its...