Flaxley Wood
Flaxley Wood is a forest in Blaisdon, Forest of Dean, England. Flaxley Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Shapridge, as well as near the locality Hangman’s Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Welshbury Hill and Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry.
Welshbury Hill
Archaeological site
Welshbury Hill is an Iron Age hill fort near Mitcheldean in Gloucestershire, England. It is thought to have been built by Celts and dates back to 1600 BC.
Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry
Nature reserve
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry is a 4.5-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and held under agreement with the Forestry Commission since 1982.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cinderford and Abenhall.
Cinderford
Town
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The population was 8,777 at the 2021 Census.
Abenhall
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abenhall is a small village in the civil parish of Mitcheldean, in the Forest of Dean district of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the road between Mitcheldean and Flaxley in the Forest of Dean.
Ruspidge
Village
Photo: Eric Soons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruspidge is a village in the civil parish of Ruspidge and Soudley, in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England. The civil parish includes Soudley It is located near the town of Cinderford and in the Forest of Dean.
Flaxley Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Blaisdon, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8437° or 51° 50′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.4555° or 2° 27′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C3VRGVV+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 29959995OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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