Purton
Purton is a hamlet on the west bank of the River Severn, in the civil parish of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It lies opposite the village of Purton near Berkeley on the east bank of the river.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village near Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
- Also known as: “Purton, Lydney”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Purton Hulks and Church of All Saints.
Lydney Town railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Etloe and Purton.
Purton
- Category: locality
- Location: Lydney, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.73883° or 51° 44′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.47851° or 2° 28′ 43″ west
Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)
Open location code
9C3VPGQC+GH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Purton” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Purton, Lydney”
- Welsh: “Purton”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wellhouse Rock and Wellhouse Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Severn Bridge Station and The Ridge Sand.
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