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Coleford, Gloucestershire history
Coleford was originally a tithing in the north-east corner of Newland parish. The settlement arose at a ford through which charcoal and iron ore were probably carried. Coleford had eight or more houses in 1349 and was described as a street in 1364. In 1642 the commander of a parliamentary garrison in Coleford started a market in the town.
Industry
Iron production in Coleford dates back to the Middle Ages. The medieval ironworks were moveable forges operating on the royal demesne woodland of the Forest of Dean. Lime kilns operated at Whitecliff, and Scowles, which supplied much lime to Monmouthshire. There was coalmining to the north and east of Coleford from the 16th century.
Transport
Coleford was on the route of a tramway that opened in 1812 to link mines in the Forest with the River Wye at Redbrook and Monmouth. The first railway to reach Coleford, a branch line from Parkend, was opened by the Severn and Wye Railway Company in 1875. Second railway, the Coleford Railway from Monmouth, used parts of the old tramway route and was completed in 1883.
Churches
The Anglican Holy Trinity Church near the centre of Coleford was built in 1831. It has services on Sunday and Wednesday. Coleford Baptist Church and Pentecostal Church also have Facebook pages.
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