Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Lower Common, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower 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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| Place | Lower Common |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.713507 |
| Longitude | -2.572527 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Common holds the quiet, unassuming character of the Gloucestershire landscape where the Forest of Dean slopes toward the Severn. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 243°T, OS grid SO 605 017), and is situated north-north-east of Alvington village. The land here rises with a steady, deliberate purpose, drawing the eye toward the heights of Hunger Hill just a short distance to the north-east. Water defines the edges of the terrain, as the modest flow of Ferneyley Brook traces a damp, hidden path through the surrounding fields. The light in Lower Common possesses a particular clarity, often catching the pale stone of nearby medieval monuments that stand as silent markers of older, busier times. Travellers passing through find the air carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and distant timber. Lower Common remains a place defined by its proximity to the ancient woodland, where the modern pace of the world slows to match the rhythm of the rising hills.
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Explore Lower 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: 51.713507, -2.572527. 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 | August 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. |