(Suburban Area near Sharpness)
Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Stroud · Region: South West
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| Place | Newtown |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Stroud |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.717746 |
| Longitude | -2.472440 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Newtown commands a quiet stretch of the Gloucestershire landscape where the earth meets the wide, tidal reach of the Severn estuary. It lies 2.6 miles east-south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 103°T, OS grid SO 674 022), and is situated north of Sharpness village. The light here has a sharp, maritime clarity, reflecting off the water to bleach the local stone of its colour until the buildings seem to dissolve into the pale horizon. To the north, the mudflats of The Ridge Sand stretch out in a silent, shifting expanse, governed entirely by the relentless pull of the tide. Newtown maintains a modest, utilitarian character, defined by the industrial echoes of the nearby docks and the persistent, damp wind that rolls in from the channel. A short distance away, the sunken timber of a Kennet built-barge known as Harriett lies abandoned in the silt, a ghost of the inland trade that once animated these waterways. The rhythm of life in Newtown is dictated by this proximity to the river, where the boundary between solid ground and treacherous marshland remains perpetually fluid. Residents observe the slow, seasonal transition of the wetlands, watching the gulls wheel above the reeds as the evening shadow lengthens over the Severn Vale.
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Explore Newtown, 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: 51.717746, -2.472440. 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. |