Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore The Pound, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Pound 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 Pound |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.976755 |
| Longitude | -2.431339 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Pound, a hamlet cradled by the ancient Forest of Dean, whispers of a quiet existence. It lies 5.4 km north-north-west of Newent (from Newent: bearing 341°T, OS grid SO 704 310), and is situated east-south-east of Dymock village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume of rural persistence. Life in The Pound unfolds with a gentle cadence, where the dappled sunlight filtering through the dense canopy of trees seems to mark the passage of hours rather than minutes. Though small, the hamlet bears the quiet dignity of places that have long weathered the seasons, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
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Explore The Pound, 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: 51.976755, -2.431339. 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. |