Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Woolaston, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woolaston 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 | Woolaston |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.700240 |
| Longitude | -2.588045 |
| Place Type | Village |
Woolaston rests in a landscape shaped by ancient woodland and the gentle sweep of the land towards the Severn Estuary. It lies 4.9 km south-west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 233°T, OS grid SO 594 003), and is situated south-west of Alvington village. The air here, especially after rain, carries the distinct, earthy perfume of the surrounding Forest of Dean, a scent that clings to the stone walls and the moss-laden branches of oak. Life in Woolaston unfolds with a quiet deliberation, marked by the changing seasons and the enduring presence of its agricultural roots, where fields, under a sky often painted with soft, diffused light, still hold the echoes of generations of toil. The village itself, a scattering of homes and farms, seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, far removed from the clamour of larger settlements.
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Explore Woolaston, 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: 51.700240, -2.588045. 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. |