Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Lydbrook 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 Lydbrook |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.849006 |
| Longitude | -2.588400 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Lydbrook clings to the steep, wooded banks of the River Wye, where the valley floor narrows into a corridor of limestone and shadow. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 18°T, OS grid SO 595 168), and is situated north-east of English Bicknor village. The industrial remnants of ironworks and coal mines have long since faded, leaving the valley to be reclaimed by the dense, persistent greenery of the Forest of Dean. To the northwest, the ancient earthworks of Offa's Dyke trace a silent, earthen line across the ridge, marking a border that time has softened but not erased. Above the river, the slopes of Tumps Hill rise abruptly, their grassy flanks catching the pale, thin light that descends into the gorge during the winter months. The air here holds the damp, metallic scent of the water, a constant reminder of the stream that once powered the machinery of earlier centuries. Residents of Lower Lydbrook look toward the canopy of Thomas Wood, where the trees crowd the skyline and sway with a rhythmic, heavy persistence. In this quiet corner of Gloucestershire, the landscape does not offer grand vistas, but rather a deep, enclosed intimacy that anchors the houses firmly against the incline.
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Explore Lower Lydbrook, 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: 51.849006, -2.588400. 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. |