Ruardean Hill
Ruardean Hill is a prominent hill and a village in the English county of Gloucestershire, 20 km west of Gloucester. It lies in the Forest of Dean, in the parish of Drybrook.Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ruardean Hill, 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 Harrow Hill.
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.
Harrow Hill
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harrow Hill is a village situated in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It is contiguous with the larger village of Drybrook. Originally, the village was known as Harry Hill.
Steam Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steam Mills is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. During the 18th and 19th centuries there were local coal mines and a steam-powered mill, which lead to the name of the village.
Ruardean Hill
- Categories: hill, village, and locality
- Location: Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.85112° or 51° 51′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.5342° or 2° 32′ 3″ westElevation
945 feet (288 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB RDXOpen location code
9C3VVF28+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6440573291OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6940300Wikidata ID
Q7375731
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Ruardean Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ruardean Hill”
- French: “Ruardean Hill”
- Irish: “Ruardean Hill”
- Polish: “Ruardean Hill”
- Welsh: “Ruardean Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crooked End and Drybrook.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pan Tod Beacon and Ruardean Hill.
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