Coleford
Coleford is a locality in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. Coleford is situated nearby to the hamlet Poolway, as well as near the locality High Nash.Places of Interest
Highlights include Puzzlewood and Clearwell Caves.
Puzzlewood
Forest
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
Clearwell Caves
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. It now operates primarily as a working mining museum.
Perrygrove Railway
Perrygrove Railway is a minimum-gauge railway of 15 in gauge. It is located at Perrygrove Farm in the Forest of Dean, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest of Dean and Berry Hill.
Forest of Dean
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.
Berry Hill
Village
Photo: Forester, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berry Hill is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 1.5 miles north of the town of Coleford. Berry Hill includes the settlements of Five Acres to the east, Christchurch in the centre, Shortstanding to the north, and Joyford to the north-east.
Staunton
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staunton is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Wales. In 2011 the parish had a population of 793.
Coleford
- Type: Locality
- Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7939° or 51° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.618° or 2° 37′ 5″ westElevation
574 feet (175 metres)Open location code
9C3VQ9VJ+GRGeoNames ID
7295175
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