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Hewelsfield Common Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West

Explore Hewelsfield Common, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hewelsfield Common 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.

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PlaceHewelsfield Common
Traditional CountyGloucestershire
District / BoroughForest of Dean
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.718326
Longitude-2.651972
Place TypeVillage

About Hewelsfield Common

Hewelsfield Common commands a high, airy ridge where the limestone earth meets the sprawling, ancient reach of the Forest of Dean. It lies 5.2 miles west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 264°T, OS grid SO 550 023), and is situated north-north-east of The Triangle village. The morning light here often catches the pale, weathered stone of local cottages, casting long shadows that stretch toward the rising spine of Hart Hill to the north-east. Beneath the quiet canopy of the nearby Hudnalls SSSI, the woodland floor holds the damp, cool scent of centuries-old earth and decaying leaf litter. Hewelsfield Common remains a place of subtle elevations, where the ground tilts away toward the deep, historical marks of the Offa’s Dyke earthwork. These boundaries, carved into the terrain half a mile to the west, serve as a silent reminder of a frontier that once defined the rugged borderlands. One finds that the air feels thinner and sharper here, carrying the faint, metallic tang of the distant Severn Vale. Life moves with an unadorned, deliberate pace, seemingly untroubled by the modern clamour that drifts far below the ridgeline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 196° SSW
  • Hart Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 049° NE
  • Offa'S Dyke: Section On St Briavels Common, 100M South East Of Hill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 243° WSW
  • The Hudnalls Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 324° NW · 98 ha
  • Sylvan House Barn Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 268° W
  • Hollow Marsh (Wetland) — 1.0 mi, 044° NE
  • Oakhill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.1 mi, 155° SSE
  • Motte Castle 57M South-West Of Church Of St Mary Magdalene (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 101° E
  • The Dingle (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 078° ENE
  • St Briavel'S Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 022° NNE
  • Tintern Old Station (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 217° SW
  • Cat Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 251° WSW
  • Mork Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 344° NNW
  • Devil's Pulpit (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 195° SSW
  • Our Lady of Tintern (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Tintern Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Picnic Tables (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 227° SW
  • Queen Victoria Jubilee Stone (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 168° SSE
  • Wild Garden (Park) — 2.9 mi, 071° ENE
  • Margery Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 016° NNE
  • Noxon Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 039° NE
  • Priors Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 065° ENE
  • Clearwell Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 020° NNE · 36 ha
  • old lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 192° SSW
  • Tidenham Tunnel (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 179° S
  • Clearwell Caves (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 024° NNE
  • Old Park Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.1 mi, 076° ENE
  • The Aylburton Medieval Cross (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 095° E
  • Beacon Sand (Wetland) — 4.3 mi, 156° SSE
  • The Grotto (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 194° SSW

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About This Hewelsfield Common Map Page

Explore Hewelsfield Common, 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: 51.718326, -2.651972. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.