Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Shapridge, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shapridge 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 | Shapridge |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.845194 |
| Longitude | -2.477287 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shapridge holds the quiet, stubborn character of the Forest of Dean, where the land rises into dense, tangled ridges. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Mitcheldean (from Mitcheldean: bearing 159°T, OS grid SO 672 163), and is situated south-east of Plump Hill village. The geography here is defined by the sharp, sudden dip of Horsepool Bottom, a fold in the earth that catches the morning mist before it burns away. Below the canopy, the industrial ghosts of the past linger, specifically at the Gunns Mills Furnace, where stone walls still testify to an era of charcoal and iron. Shapridge sits upon slopes that feel ancient and watchful, bearing the weight of the nearby Welshbury Hillfort’s earthworks upon the skyline. Sunlight strikes the limestone outcrops here with a cold, pale clarity, revealing the raw geology that once drew miners to the ironstone seams. The air remains thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp bracken and the distant, rhythmic turning of the seasons. Residents of Shapridge walk paths that have been worn smooth by centuries of footfall, moving between the high ground and the deep, silent hollows.
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Explore Shapridge, 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: 51.845194, -2.477287. 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. |