(Hamlet)
Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Crossways, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crossways map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Crossways |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.799753 |
| Longitude | -2.628320 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Crossways emerges from the ancient woodland of the Forest of Dean, a quiet settlement where the trees still hold dominion. It lies 1.0 km north-west of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 315°T, OS grid SO 567 114). Here, the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of leaf mould and the distant murmur of wind through oak and beech, a sound that has accompanied this place for centuries. The scattered dwellings of Crossways, many bearing the weathered patina of generations, seem to have grown organically from the forest floor, their stone and timber blending with the natural hues of their surroundings. Though industry has ebbed and flowed in this corner of Gloucestershire, a deep connection to the land persists, a quiet understanding of the forest's enduring presence.
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Explore Crossways, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.799753, -2.628320. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |