Lower Ley Gloucestershire Map

About Lower Ley

Lower Ley, a quiet hamlet within the ancient Forest of Dean, holds a particular charm. It lies 8.3 km west-south-west of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 253°T, OS grid SO 751 161), and is situated west-north-west of Farleys End village. Here, the trees of the forest stand as stoic sentinels, their leaves filtering the sunlight into shifting patterns on the mossy ground. The air itself seems to carry a faint scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in. The houses of Lower Ley are built of sturdy local stone, their roofs often softened by a verdant cloak of lichen, as if the very landscape has reached out to embrace them. A sense of enduring stillness pervades the place, a quietude broken only by the distant call of a bird or the rustle of leaves underfoot.

About This Lower Ley Map Page

Explore Lower Ley, 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: 51.843294, -2.362289. 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.