Scowles
Scowles is a locality in Coleford, Forest of Dean, England. Scowles is situated nearby to the locality Crossways, as well as near the village Whitecliff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stowfield quarry and Whitecliff Quarry.
Stowfield quarry
Quarry
Photo: Peter Randall-Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stowfield quarry is a limestone quarry in the Forest of Dean about 2 km south of Staunton, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. As well as primary extraction of limestone as aggregates, the quarry crushing plant also produces secondary crushed materials from off-site wastes, such as demolition concrete and road planings, to produce MOT Type 1 and 6F2 / 6F5 materials.
Whitecliff Quarry
Quarry
Whitecliff Quarry was a quarry in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It was served by the Coleford Railway from 1883 to 1917 and the Severn and Wye Railway from 1917 until its closure in 1976. The quarry was near the town of Coleford.
Astridge Wood
Forest
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Astridge Wood is a 19.42-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1985. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staunton and Baker’s Hill.
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.
Baker’s Hill
Hamlet
Coleford is a market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district.
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.
Scowles
- Type: Locality
- Location: Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.79557° or 51° 47′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.63741° or 2° 38′ 15″ westElevation
676 feet (206 metres)Open location code
9C3VQ9W7+62GeoNames ID
13281992
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