Ruardean
Ruardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the North West of Cinderford. It is situated on a hillside with views west towards the mountains of South Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,850 residents
- Description: village in Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ruardean, Gloucestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Ruardyn Castle.
Ruardyn Castle
Ruins
Ruardyn Castle was a manor house in the village of Ruardean. Its ruins have been scheduled as an ancient monument. It was originally a manor house built in Norman times, but because of its strategic importance it was crenellated in 1311 and became a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruardean Woodside and The Pludds.
Ruardean Woodside
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruardean Woodside is a village in Gloucestershire, England, located in the Forest of Dean and tucked away behind Ruardean Hill and Brierley. There is a primary school and a village hall. The Roebuck was the last of the local pubs to close.
The Pludds
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pludds is a hamlet in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. Lydbrook and Joys Green are to the west, Ruardean is to the north, and Ruardean Woodside is to the east. The Pludds has a village hall.
Joys Green
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Joy's Green is a village in the Forest of Dean in West Gloucestershire, England. The village is in the civil parish of the neighbouring village of Lydbrook.
Ruardean
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Ruardean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.85499° or 51° 51′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.55303° or 2° 33′ 11″ westPopulation
1,850Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)Open location code
9C3VVC3W+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 326313212OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6940298Wikidata ID
Q3446438
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Ruardean” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruardean Church of England Primary School and Ruardean Methodist Church.
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