Beacon Sand
Beacon Sand is a locality in Tidenham, Forest of Dean, England. Beacon Sand is situated nearby to the locality Narlwood Rocks, as well as near Count Rock.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary and St Peter and Fossil Beach.
Church of St Mary and St Peter
Church
Photo: Christopher Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary and St Peter, Tidenham, is a parish church of the Diocese of Gloucester, England. It dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, and was extensively restored by John Norton in 1858.
Fossil Beach
Beach
Fossil Beach, at Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, is beneath the Sedbury Cliffs by the River Severn and is known as a rich source of easily discovered fossils. It is within the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. Fossil Beach is situated 2½ miles southwest of Beacon Sand.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 2 miles north of Beacon Sand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boughspring and Tidenham Chase.
Boughspring
Hamlet
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boughspring is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England.
Tidenham Chase
Village
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tidenham Chase is a village, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Beacon Sand.
Woodcroft
Village
Photo: Singinglemon, CC0.
Woodcroft is a small village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, opposite Piercefield House, two miles north of the Welsh town of Chepstow. Woodcroft is situated 2 miles west of Beacon Sand.
Beacon Sand
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.66314° or 51° 39′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.61294° or 2° 36′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C3VM97P+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9543817620OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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