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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and Church of St John the Baptist.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Type: Peak with an elevation of 951 feet
Category: landform
Location: Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.84961° or 51° 50′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.53135° or 2° 31′ 53″ west

Elevation

951 feet (290 metres)

Open location code

9C3VRFX9+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11298087409

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12608185

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In Other Languages

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French: “Ruardean Hill”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pan Tod Beacon and Ruardean Hill Baptist Church.

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