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The Pound Gloucestershire Map

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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Pound, 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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PlaceThe Pound
Traditional CountyGloucestershire
District / BoroughForest of Dean
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.976755
Longitude-2.431339
Place TypeHamlet

About The Pound

The Pound rests as a quiet collection of dwellings within the folds of the Gloucestershire countryside, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of ancient orchards. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-west of Newent (from Newent: bearing 341°T, OS grid SO 704 310), and is situated east-south-east of Dymock village. Lanes here are narrow and bordered by high, tangled hedgerows that seem to hold the secrets of the surrounding parish in their deep, tangled shade. To the east, the low-lying terrain of the Leadon Valley stretches out, offering a wide expanse of pasture that catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. Walking the footpaths, one might encounter the subtle earthworks of the Knight's Green Moated Site, a silent reminder of how deeply the medieval past is pressed into the local clay. The Pound remains defined by this agricultural stillness, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more than the rush of modern traffic. Nearby, the Dymock Woods SSSI preserves a fragment of the wilder, wooded character that once dominated this part of the Forest of Dean. Whether under a heavy grey sky or the sharp clarity of a spring morning, the landscape around The Pound maintains a stoic, unadorned beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Knight'S Green Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 038° NE
  • Castle Tump Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 155° SSE
  • Leadon Valley (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 090° E
  • Gospel Oak Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 164° SSE
  • Dymock Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 209° SSW · 55 ha
  • Moated Site At Bellamys Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 346° NNW
  • Kempley Daffodil Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 251° WSW · 1 ha
  • Coleridge Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 089° E
  • Dymock Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 216° SW
  • Queen's Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Kempley Brook (River) — 3.0 mi, 251° WSW
  • Homme House (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.1 mi, 272° W · 66 ha
  • Old Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 114° ESE
  • Ludstock Brook (River) — 3.2 mi, 337° NNW
  • Gwynne's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 260° W
  • Newent Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 156° SSE
  • Market House (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 161° SSE
  • The Weir Gardens (Park) — 4.0 mi, 356° N
  • Eastnor Castle (Castle) — 4.1 mi, 027° NNE
  • The Market Theatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 003° N
  • The Walled Garden (Park) — 4.2 mi, 007° N
  • Ledbury Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 006° N
  • Tom Rogers Adventure Centre (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 148° SSE
  • Eastnor Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 018° NNE
  • Bronsil Castle (Castle) — 4.7 mi, 035° NE
  • Berlin Wall Segment (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 025° NNE
  • Somers Obelisk (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 035° NE
  • The Big Hug (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 322° NW
  • Taynton Parva Castle (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 152° SSE
  • Eldersfield Marsh (Wetland) — 6.6 mi, 083° E

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About This The Pound Map Page

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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.