Whitecliff Ironworks
Whitecliff Ironworks, sometimes referred to as Whitecliff Furnace, at Coleford, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, are industrial remains associated with the production of iron, using coke, in the Forest of Dean.- Type: Ruins
- Description: historic site in England, UK
- Also known as: “Whitecliff Furnace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whitecliff Quarry and Coleford Great Western Railway Museum.
Whitecliff Quarry
Quarry
Whitecliff Quarry was a quarry in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It was served by the Coleford Railway from 1883 to 1917 and the Severn and Wye Railway from 1917 until its closure in 1976. The quarry was near the town of Coleford. Whitecliff Quarry is situated 1,100 feet west of Whitecliff Ironworks.
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum is a railway museum located in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. The museum was founded in 1988. Based in the former GWR Goods Shed along the Coleford Railway. Coleford Great Western Railway Museum is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Whitecliff Ironworks.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baker’s Hill and Milkwall.
Baker’s Hill
Hamlet
Coleford is a market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district.
Milkwall
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milkwall is a village in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the village of Sling to the south, and the town of Coleford to the north.
Coalway
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalway is a village in the West Forest of Dean region of Gloucestershire, England, approximately one mile south-east of the town of Coleford. Within the civil parish of Coleford, the village is just south of the village of Broadwell.
Whitecliff Ironworks
- Categories: ironworks, building, and historic site
- Location: Newland, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.78841° or 51° 47′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.62676° or 2° 37′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3VQ9QF+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 969564834OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7995801
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Whitecliff Ironworks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitecliff Ironworks and Whitecliff 4x4.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Steve Young Car Sales and COLEFORD GAS WKS..
Gloucestershire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester, and Yate.
Curious Ruins to Discover
Uncover intriguing ruins from every corner of the globe.