Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Whitecliff, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitecliff 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 | Whitecliff |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.786177 |
| Longitude | -2.631523 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whitecliff, a quiet hamlet in Gloucestershire's Forest of Dean district, breathes the muted greens and deep ochres of its ancient woodland surroundings. It lies 1.2 km south-west of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 231°T, OS grid SO 565 099), and is situated east-north-east of Newland village. The air here, especially after a rain shower, carries the damp, earthy scent of fallen leaves and the faint, sweet perfume of wild garlic, a testament to the forest's enduring presence. Though small, Whitecliff's position offers a sense of gentle seclusion, a haven where the dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy paints fleeting patterns on moss-covered stone walls. Its character is not of grand pronouncements but of the quiet enduring spirit of a place intimately connected to the forest's slow, deliberate cycles.
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Explore Whitecliff, 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: 51.786177, -2.631523. 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. |