Cliffords Mesne
Cliffords Mesne is an English village in Gloucestershire, in Newent civil parish, two miles south-west of the town. The village became the home of the autobiographical author Winifred Foley from the mid-1970s, after the success of her first book of Gloucestershire reminiscences, A Child in the Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Clifford’s Mesne” and “Cliffords Mesne, Gloucestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include May Hill and Church of St John the Baptist.
May Hill
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Newent Community School
School
Newent Community School is a secondary school in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. It is an Academy of 1,340 students, serving the town and the rural community. Newent Community School is situated 2 miles northeast of Cliffords Mesne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aston Ingham and Anthony’s Cross.
Aston Ingham
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aston Ingham is a village in south-eastern Herefordshire, England, near Newent and about 7 miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 398.
Anthony’s Cross
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anthony's Cross is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England.
Boxbush
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boxbush is a village in Gloucestershire, England. Boxbush is situated 2 miles southwest of Cliffords Mesne.
Cliffords Mesne
- Category: locality
- Location: Newent, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.90636° or 51° 54′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.43675° or 2° 26′ 12″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
9C3VWH47+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 256793389OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Cliffords Mesne” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cliffords Mesne”
- French: “Cliffords Mesne”
- Irish: “Cliffords Mesne”
- Polish: “Cliffords Mesne”
- Welsh: “Cliffords Mesne”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cliffords Mesne Village Hall and Saint Peter.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cliffords Mesne”. Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.