Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Oldcroft, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oldcroft 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 | Oldcroft |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.751147 |
| Longitude | -2.509322 |
| Place Type | Village |
Oldcroft commands a modest elevation within the rugged expanse of the Forest of Dean, where the air holds a distinct, cool clarity. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 29°T, OS grid SO 649 059), and is situated south-west of Viney Hill village. The sunlight here often catches the grey stone of the older dwellings, illuminating textures that have weathered decades of Atlantic winds. To the north-northeast, the slopes of Newyears Hill rise as a silent sentinel over the rooftops, offering a sense of permanence to the horizon. Beyond the domestic gardens, the encroaching greenery of Cockshoot Wood provides a dense, emerald boundary that defines the edge of the local geography. The topography around Oldcroft tilts toward the Severn Vale, allowing the evening shadows to stretch long and thin across the sloping meadows. Residents often navigate the quiet lanes that trace the contours of this ancient, wooded upland, where the quietude is punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic clatter of the railway. Oldcroft remains defined by its intimate relationship with the surrounding timbered heights, maintaining a character that is as unyielding as the rock beneath the soil.
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Explore Oldcroft, 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: 51.751147, -2.509322. 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. |