Ruardean Woodside
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Ruardean Woodside is a village
in Gloucestershire, England, located in the Forest of Dean
and tucked away behind Ruardean Hill
and Brierley
. The houses are affordable in the village as there is cheap council housing and cheap private housing due to the isolated location. There is a primary school, a village hall
, and a village shop incorporating a post office
. The Roebuck was the last of the local pubs to close.
is Dene Magna Community School
in Mitcheldean
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Gloucestershire, England, located in 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...
and tucked away behind Ruardean Hill
Ruardean Hill
Ruardean Hill is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire, west of Gloucester.The southern slopes are wooded and are part of the northern edge of the Forest of Dean. The hill forms part of a low range of hills separating the River Severn from the River Wye. The hill's summit is the...
and Brierley
Brierley
Brierley is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), close to the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the south-west of Hemsworth, off the A628 road, and is located at approximately 53° 35' 40" North, 1° 23' West, at an elevation of around...
. The houses are affordable in the village as there is cheap council housing and cheap private housing due to the isolated location. There is a primary school, a village hall
Village hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
, and a village shop incorporating a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
. The Roebuck was the last of the local pubs to close.
Education
Woodside Primary School (informally known as The Slad) is located at the bottom of the village, on the road between neighbouring settlements of Brierley and Ruardean. The nearest secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
is Dene Magna Community School
Dene Magna Community School
Dene Magna Community School is a secondary foundation school in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England, previously known as Abenhall Comprehensive School. The school is mixed, and has 745 pupils aged between 11 and 16. In 2005, the school was awarded a place on Ofsted's "Honours List" of 234...
in Mitcheldean
Mitcheldean
Mitcheldean 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...
.
Nearby places
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