Lydney Park Camp

Lydney Park Camp is an archaeological site in Lydney, Forest of Dean, England. Lydney Park Camp is situated nearby to the archaeological site Lydney Roman temple, as well as near the forest Home Plantation.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also known as: “Camp Hill Promontory Fort”, “Lydney Camp”, and “Lydney Park Promontory Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Lydney Town Hall.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 2,400 feet south of Lydney Park Camp.

Lydney Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lydney Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which is used as an events venue, is listed by the local authority as a "building of local architectural or historical interest". Lydney Town Hall is situated 1 mile east of Lydney Park Camp.

Lydney Town railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lydney Town railway station is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway in Lydney in Gloucestershire. Lydney Town railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of Lydney Park Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brockhollands and Allaston.

Brockhollands

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brockhollands is a hamlet located in the Forest of Dean. It lies between the village of Bream and the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire. It is an obscure and small area with around 30 houses and is relatively unknown even in the local area. Brockhollands is situated 1½ miles north of Lydney Park Camp.

Allaston

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allaston is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England, now forming part of the town of Lydney. Allaston was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was part of Bledisloe Hundred. Allaston is situated 2 miles northeast of Lydney Park Camp.

Bream

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bream is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. The village is located near the Lyd river and within the Forest of Dean coalfield. In 2025, the population was approximately 4,812. Bream is situated 2 miles north of Lydney Park Camp.

Lydney Park Camp

Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lydney, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.72139° or 51° 43′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.55796° or 2° 33′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C3VPCCR+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31208394

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31116346

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Highlights include Lydney Roman temple and Home Plantation.

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