The Keys
The Keys is a building in West Dean, Forest of Dean, England. The Keys is situated nearby to Bream Church of England Primary School, as well as near the community center West Dean Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whitecroft railway station and Parkend railway station.
Whitecroft railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitecroft & Bream railway station is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway. Whitecroft railway station is situated 1 mile east of The Keys.
Parkend railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parkend railway station is located in the village of Parkend, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is currently the northern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway. Parkend railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of The Keys.
Puzzlewood
Forest
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier. Puzzlewood is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Keys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bream and Brockhollands.
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.
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.
Whitecroft
Village
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitecroft is a village in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England. It is located in-between Bream and Yorkley. Whitecroft comes under the postal district of Lydney.
The Keys
- Type: Building
- Postal code: GL15 6JS
- Location: West Dean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7524° or 51° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.57334° or 2° 34′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3VQC2G+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 815550085OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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