Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore The Heath, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Heath 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.
| Place | The Heath |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.974304 |
| Longitude | -2.342702 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Heath, a quiet corner of Gloucestershire, exhales a gentle stillness. It lies 6.5 km north-east of Newent (from Newent: bearing 42°T, OS grid SO 765 307), and is situated south-west of Lowbands village. The subtle undulations of the land here, softened by centuries of cultivation and the encroaching breath of the Forest of Dean, lend a sense of enduring peace. One might imagine the light, when it breaks through the canopy, falling in broad, golden shafts upon moss-covered stones, illuminating the ancient tracks that have guided travellers for generations. The very air here seems to hold a whisper of the woodland, a subtle scent of damp earth and leaf mould that speaks of the wildness just beyond the scattered dwellings. The Heath, though small, carries a quiet dignity, a testament to lives lived in harmony with the enduring rhythms of the countryside.
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Explore The Heath, 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: 51.974304, -2.342702. 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 | June 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. |