Bessy’s Wood
Bessy’s Wood is a forest in Newnham, Forest of Dean, England. Bessy’s Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Ruddle, as well as near the locality Blaize Bailey.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dean Heritage Centre and Clock Tower.
Dean Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people.
Victoria Hotel
Hotel building
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria Hotel is a hotel building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest of Dean and Cinderford.
Forest of Dean
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.
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.
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.
Bessy’s Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Newnham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7981° or 51° 47′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.4655° or 2° 27′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3VQGXM+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 54922501OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ruddle and Blaize Bailey.
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