Forest of Dean District

Sovereign state United Kingdom Region South West England Admin HQ Coleford University Hartpury College		Constituent country England Non-metropolitan county Gloucestershire Area 526.4 km²

Status Non-metropolitan district Points of interest Forest of Dean, Puzzlewood, Clearwell Caves, Dean Heritage Centre, Coleford Great Western Destinations Forest of Dean, Chepstow, Symonds Yat, Newent, Lydney

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.

Map of Forest of Dean District, UK
Parishes and settlements
References

Map of Forest of Dean District, UK

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.

Parishes and settlements

Alvington, Awre, Aylburton

Blaisdon, Bream, Brockweir, Bromsberrow, Blakeney

Churcham, Cinderford, Coleford, Corse

Drybrook, Dymock

Ellwood, English Bicknor

Gorsley and Kilcot

Hartpury, Hewelsfield, Highleadon, Huntley

Kempley

Littledean, Little London, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney

Mitcheldean

Newent, Newland, Newnham

Oxenhall

Pauntley

Redmarley D'Abitot, Ruardean, Rudford, Ruspidge

Soudley, St. Briavels, Staunton (near Coleford), Staunton (near Gloucester), Symonds Yat

Taynton, Tibberton, Tidenham

Upleadon

Westbury-on-Severn, West Dean, Woolaston

References

Forest of Dean District Wikipedia

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Contents

Map of Forest of Dean District, UK

Parishes and settlements

References