(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Highfield, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highfield 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 | Highfield |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.732255 |
| Longitude | -2.520028 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Highfield unfolds with a quiet grace on the western fringes of the Forest of Dean. It lies 1.0 km north-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 50°T, OS grid SO 641 038). The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp woodland, a constant reminder of its proximity to ancient trees. Though a suburban dwelling, Highfield retains a certain pastoral charm, its houses often punctuated by glimpses of verdant gardens where the morning light can linger with a particular, soft luminescence. Its development was driven by the demands of nearby industry, particularly coal mining and forestry, a legacy that subtly informs the character of its streets. The gentle slope of the land towards the Severn Estuary to the south-east is discernible, a subtle invitation to the broader landscape.
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Explore Highfield, 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: 51.732255, -2.520028. 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. |