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Coleford, Gloucestershire history

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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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Best Coleford, Gloucestershire places to visit

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Coleford, Gloucestershire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Coleford, Gloucestershire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Coleford, Gloucestershire’s information audio spots:

Old Bow and Old Ham Mines Old Bow And Old Ham Mines (grid reference SO579088) is a 40.3-hectare (100-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1998.

Wimberry Quarries Wimberry Quarries (grid reference SO594121) is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site.

Clearwell Caves Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. The caves are part of a Natural England designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Tudor Farm Bank Tudor Farm Bank (grid reference SO573081) is a 3.68-hectare (9.1-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1999.

Spion Kop Quarry Spion Kop Quarry (grid reference SO598103) is a 0.7-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS)

Slaughter Stream Cave Slaughter Stream Cave, also known as Wet Sink, is a cave system in the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean. A series of fixed ladders and two pitches lead to sporting streamways, sandy crawls and fossil passages. An episode of Extreme Archaeology was filmed in this cave.

Nagshead SSSI Nagshead SSSI is a 297 acres (120 ha) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site.

Darkhill Ironworks Darkhill Ironworks and Titanic Steelworks are internationally important industrial remains associated with the development of the iron and steel industries. They are located on the edge of a small hamlet called Gorsty Knoll, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Clearwell Castle Clearwell Castle in Clearwell, Gloucestershire, was built by Thomas Wyndham to the designs of Roger Morris in 1727. It is the earliest Georgian Gothic Revival castle in England predating better-known examples such as Strawberry Hill House by over twenty years.

Newland Oak The Newland Oak was a veteran oak tree in Newland, Gloucestershire. Originally part of the ancient woodland of the Forest of Dean. It survived clearances that created the settlement of Newland and was pollarded for timber. Much of the tree fell in 1955 but a single branch survived until 1970 when it was killed during an arson attack.

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