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Parkend Gloucestershire Map

(Village near Whitecroft)

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West

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Place	Parkend
Traditional County	Gloucestershire
District / Borough	Forest of Dean
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.772540
Longitude	-2.560028
Place Type	Village

About Parkend

Parkend emerges from the dense, ancient woodland of the Forest of Dean as a quiet collection of stone dwellings and iron-wrought history. It lies 2.8 miles east-south-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 120°T, OS grid SO 614 083), and is situated north-north-west of Whitecroft village. The industrial spirit of the past lingers in the architecture, marking a landscape once defined by the coal mines and ironworks that fed the furnaces of the region. Today, the village green remains the heart of Parkend, a flat expanse of grass where the light catches the dew long after the morning mist has retreated from the surrounding trees. Visitors often wander toward the tranquil waters of Lumbers Marsh, where the ground softens and the reeds sway with a rhythmic, low-frequency hum. Beyond the houses, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Church Hill, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the earth. The Dean Forest Railway brings a mechanical pulse to the periphery, its steam engines occasionally breaking the silence of the woods. Parkend retains an austere dignity, shaped by the heavy, dark timber of the forest and the persistent flow of nearby Brookways Ditch.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whitemead Forest Park (Park) — locality lies within
Lumbers Marsh (Wetland) — 0.1 mi, 200° SSW
Brookways Ditch (River) — 0.1 mi, 128° SE
The Marsh (Wetland) — 0.3 mi, 180° S
Church Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 069° ENE
Engine Dingle (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 119° ESE
York Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 269° W
Parkend Walk (Forest / Woodland) — 0.5 mi, 258° WSW
Oakwood Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 219° SW
Nagshead Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 321° NW · 131 ha
Churchill Inclosure (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 079° ENE
New Fancy View (Park) — 1.1 mi, 049° NE
Oakenhill Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 107° ESE
Cannop Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 342° NNW
Roll of Honour Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 047° NE
New Fancy (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 050° NE
Dark Hill Iron Works And Brickworks Complex And Bear 220M South And 200M South East Of Yew Tree Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 280° W
Causeway Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 266° W
Mallards Pike (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 070° ENE
Titanic Steel Works 230M South West Of Yew Tree Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 280° W
Hopewell Colliery (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 338° NNW
Clearwell Caves (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 268° W
Puzzlewood (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 285° WNW
Perrygrove Railway (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 289° WNW
Stone-Arched Roman Bridge At Blackpool Bridge, Incorporated Into The Highway Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 085° E
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 299° WNW
Dean Forest Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 160° SSE
Clearwell Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 260° W · 36 ha
Studio Cinema (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 299° WNW
Whitecliff Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 291° WNW

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