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Hewelsfield Gloucestershire Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Hewelsfield, Gloucestershire

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PlaceHewelsfield
Traditional CountyGloucestershire
District / BoroughForest of Dean
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.716317
Longitude-2.627785
Place TypeHamlet

About Hewelsfield

Hewelsfield reveals itself as a quiet ridge-top sanctuary where the ancient limestone geology of the Forest of Dean rises to meet the shifting Gloucestershire skies. It lies 4.2 miles west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 261°T, OS grid SO 567 021), and is situated east of Hewelsfield Common village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the weathered stone of the Church of St Mary Magdalene with a sharpness that defines the edges of the day. A short distance to the south-west, the earth yields to the hidden, grassy ramparts of the Motte Castle, a silent witness to centuries of forgotten watchfulness. Hewelsfield sits poised above the verdant dip of The Dingle, where the shadows gather earlier than on the exposed heights. To the east, the slopes of Clay Hill offer a vantage point over a landscape that has long traded the clamour of industry for the slow, rhythmic cycle of pasture and woodland. The air carries the faint, bracing dampness of the Severn Vale, a subtle reminder of the proximity to the great tidal river that shapes the character of this entire region. Throughout the changing seasons, the silence of Hewelsfield remains its most profound feature, unburdened by the restless movement of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Motte Castle 57M South-West Of Church Of St Mary Magdalene (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 154° SSE
  • The Dingle (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Cows Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 222° SW
  • Clay Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 094° E
  • Hollow Marsh (Wetland) — 0.9 mi, 340° NNW
  • Oakhill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 211° SSW
  • Offa'S Dyke: Section 65M North Of Brook House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 258° WSW
  • St Briavel'S Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 341° NNW
  • The Hudnalls Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 298° WNW · 98 ha
  • Cone Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 111° ESE
  • Wild Garden (Park) — 2.0 mi, 057° ENE
  • Sylvan House Barn Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 273° W
  • Tintern Old Station (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 243° WSW
  • Devil's Pulpit (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 222° SW
  • Mork Brook (River) — 2.3 mi, 319° NW
  • Priors Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 052° NE
  • Our Lady of Tintern (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 237° WSW
  • Queen Victoria Jubilee Stone (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 191° S
  • Tintern Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 238° WSW
  • Picnic Tables (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 245° WSW
  • Noxon Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 022° NNE
  • Margery Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 357° N
  • The Aylburton Medieval Cross (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 094° E
  • Old Park Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 069° ENE
  • Old Pleasure Gardens (Park) — 3.4 mi, 088° E
  • Clearwell Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.4 mi, 002° N · 36 ha
  • Sheperdine Sands (Wetland) — 3.5 mi, 144° SE
  • Tidenham Tunnel (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 195° SSW
  • Clearwell Caves (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 009° N
  • old lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 208° SSW

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About This Hewelsfield Map Page

Explore Hewelsfield, 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: 51.716317, -2.627785. 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.