Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Lowbands, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lowbands 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 | Lowbands |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.981927 |
| Longitude | -2.330734 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lowbands rests within the ancient embrace of the Forest of Dean. It lies 7.7 km north-east of Newent (from Newent: bearing 42°T, OS grid SO 773 315), and is situated east-south-east of Playley Green village. The air here, often carrying the scent of damp earth and pine needles, seems to hum with the quiet persistence of nature. Lowbands itself is a scattering of dwellings, their stone walls weathered by countless seasons, suggesting a history as deep as the forest roots. The land around Lowbands slopes gently, a subtle incline that guides the eye towards the dense green canopy, where shafts of sunlight occasionally pierce the gloom, illuminating mossy tracks and the delicate unfurling of ferns.
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Explore Lowbands, 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: 51.981927, -2.330734. 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. |