Newnham

Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Royal Forest of Dean, on the west bank of the River Severn, approximately 10 miles south-west of Gloucester and three miles southeast of Cinderford.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dean Heritage Centre and Victoria Hotel.

Dean Heritage Centre

Museum

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people.

Victoria Hotel

Hotel building

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Victoria Hotel is a hotel building.

Clock Tower

Building

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clock Tower is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest of Dean and Cinderford.

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.

Cinderford

Town

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The population was 8,777 at the 2021 Census. Cinderford is situated 2½ miles northwest of Newnham.

Ruspidge

Village

Photo: Eric Soons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruspidge is a village in the civil parish of Ruspidge and Soudley, in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England. The civil parish includes Soudley It is located near the town of Cinderford and in the Forest of Dean.

Newnham

Type: Locality
Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7975° or 51° 47′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.4642° or 2° 27′ 51″ west

Elevation

220 feet (67 metres)

Open location code

9C3VQGWP+X8

GeoNames ID

7298591

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