Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Stanley, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stanley 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stanley, Gloucestershire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Stanley |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.819068 |
| Longitude | -2.377705 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Stanley remains a quiet presence in the Gloucestershire landscape, defined by the low-lying rhythms of the Severn Vale. It lies 5.2 miles east of Cinderford (from Cinderford: bearing 94°T, OS grid SO 740 134), and is situated east-south-east of Stantway village. The horizon here is marked by the modest rise of Walmore Hill, which catches the pale, slant light of winter afternoons and casts long, cooling shadows across the fields. Below these slopes, the land flattens toward the Bollow Rhyne, a waterway that veins through the pastures and dictates the slow drainage of the heavy clay soil. Stanley maintains a reserved character, distant from the industrial clamour that once defined the deeper reaches of the Forest of Dean. The air here carries a damp, fertile weight, smelling faintly of river silt and turning earth during the spring thaw. Stanley serves as a hinge between the wooded uplands and the expansive, tidal reaches of the river, where the sky feels wider and more exposed to the elements. This geography creates a stillness that seems to thicken as the sun dips behind the western ridges, leaving the lanes to the quiet commerce of birds and the wind.
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Explore Stanley, 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: 51.819068, -2.377705. 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. |