Gloucestershire
Forest of Dean
Staunton Coleford

Staunton

Staunton is a village and civil parish in the in west , England, close to the border with Wales. In 2011 the parish had a population of 793.
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  • Type: Village with 793 residents
  • Description: village in Staunton Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK
  • Also known as: “Staunton, Gloucestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stowfield quarry and Rolls Hall.

Quarry
Photo: Peter Randall-Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a limestone quarry in the about 2 km south of Staunton, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. As well as primary extraction of limestone as aggregates, the quarry crushing plant also produces secondary crushed materials from off-site wastes, such as demolition concrete and road planings, to produce MOT Type 1 and 6F2 / 6F5 materials.

Library
Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , Whitecross Street, , is a Victorian hall, now public library, donated to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee by John Rolls, the future Lord Llangattock. is situated 2½ miles west of Staunton.

Forest
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 19.42-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in , England, notified in 1985. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve and Berry Hill.

Locality
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 45-hectare nature reserve straddling the borders of in England and in Wales. Most of the wood is in Wales – where it forms Wales' easternmost point – but it is managed under agreement with Natural England.

Village
Photo: Forester, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, 1.5 miles north of the town of . includes the settlements of Five Acres to the east, Christchurch in the centre, Shortstanding to the north, and Joyford to the north-east. is situated 1½ miles east of Staunton.

Suburb
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and electoral ward in , Wales. It is located less than one mile east of , on the opposite side of the . is situated 1½ miles west of Staunton.

Staunton

Latitude
51.8106° or 51° 48′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.65541° or 2° 39′ 20″ west
Population
793
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
9C3VR86V+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 347429510
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637001
Wiki­data ID
Q7604728
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Staunton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Staunton”
  • Dutch: “Staunton”
  • French: “Staunton”
  • Irish: “Staunton”
  • Italian: “Staunton (Gloucestershire)”
  • Italian: “Staunton”
  • Persian: “استانتون، نیرکولفورد، گلاسترشر”
  • Persian: “استانتون”
  • Polish: “Staunton (Gloucestershire)”
  • Polish: “Staunton Coleford”
  • Portuguese: “Staunton”
  • Swedish: “Staunton”
  • Welsh: “Staunton, ger Coleford, Swydd Gaerloyw”
  • Welsh: “Staunton, ger Coleford”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Staunton”. Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.