Awre Crossing
Awre Crossing is a level crossing in Awre, Forest of Dean, England. Awre Crossing is situated nearby to the peak Stretfield Hill, as well as near the village Blakeney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Purton Hulks and Church of All Saints.
Purton Hulks
Disaster remains
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Purton Hulks or Purton Ships' Graveyard is a number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached beside the River Severn near Purton in Gloucestershire, England, to reinforce the river banks. Purton Hulks is situated 2 miles south of Awre Crossing.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Dave Bushell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 2½ miles west of Awre Crossing.
Berkeley Arms, Purton
Pub
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Berkeley Arms is a public house at Purton, Gloucestershire GL13 9HU. The pub is owned by the Berkeley Castle Estate, under whose ownership it has been closed seeking a new tenant since August 2020. Berkeley Arms, Purton is situated 1½ miles south of Awre Crossing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blakeney and Etloe.
Blakeney
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blakeney is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It in the parish of Awre and has views of the Forest of Dean. It was the site of a Roman villa, dating to 75 AD, and home to Thomas Sternhold, a groom of King Henry VIII's Robes.
Purton
Village
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Purton is a village on the east bank of the River Severn, 3 miles north of Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Hinton. Purton is situated 2 miles south of Awre Crossing.
Awre Crossing
- Type: Level crossing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Awre, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7628° or 51° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.4483° or 2° 26′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3VQH72+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 411716580OpenStreetMap feature
railway=level_crossing
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Highlights include Stretfield Hill and Awre Village Hall.
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