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Visit Cinderford
Visit Cinderford, a small town in The Forest of Dean with a population of around 8000, situated on the eastern edge of the actual Forest. The original settlement in the area was a small collection of houses, built just before 1800, along the edge of the forest boundary.
In the 1700's Cinderford was no more than a tiny hamlet comprising a few houses around the area adjacent to what is now the Bridge Inn on the Speech House Road. The name Cinderford being derived from the ford over the little river. Two hundred yards up the hill was the hamlet of St. Whites, and next to it, another hamlet at Stockwell Green. Some of the older houses still remain in these areas.
The town grew considerably in the following years as more coal mines were opened, and there was an influx of people to work in the mines. The centre of the town gradually shifted to its present position around The Triangle, away from the original village around St. John's church, and the town was linked to the outside world by new railway links via both the Severn & Wye Railway Company and the Great Western Railway.
Visit Cinderford, as it is virtually surrounded by the woodlands of the Forest, which can be reached within a few minutes walking distance of anywhere in the town. The valley area to the west of the town (Linear Park) has been re-landscaped with lakes and a footpath walk.
The town centre is compact, based around The Triangle, with good parking facilities, and all the local shops and service businesses within a close area.
Visit Cinderford
In the 1700's Cinderford was no more than a tiny hamlet comprising a few houses around the area adjacent to what is now the Bridge Inn on the Speech House Road. The name Cinderford being derived from the ford over the little river. Two hundred yards up the hill was the hamlet of St. Whites, and next to it, another hamlet at Stockwell Green. Some of the older houses still remain in these areas.
The town grew considerably in the following years as more coal mines were opened, and there was an influx of people to work in the mines. The centre of the town gradually shifted to its present position around The Triangle, away from the original village around St. John's church, and the town was linked to the outside world by new railway links via both the Severn & Wye Railway Company and the Great Western Railway.
Visit Cinderford, as it is virtually surrounded by the woodlands of the Forest, which can be reached within a few minutes walking distance of anywhere in the town. The valley area to the west of the town (Linear Park) has been re-landscaped with lakes and a footpath walk.
The town centre is compact, based around The Triangle, with good parking facilities, and all the local shops and service businesses within a close area.
Visit Cinderford
