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Yorkley Slade Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West

Explore Yorkley Slade, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Yorkley Slade 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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PlaceYorkley Slade
Traditional CountyGloucestershire
District / BoroughForest of Dean
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.762068
Longitude-2.520443
Place TypeVillage

About Yorkley Slade

Yorkley Slade unfolds across the elevated, verdant fringes of the Forest of Dean, where the land rises in quiet defiance of the lowlands. It lies 2.5 miles north of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 11°T, OS grid SO 641 071), and is situated east-north-east of Yorkley village. Broad vistas define the horizon, catching a pale, shifting light that seems to linger longer over the slopes than on the plains below. To the north, the slopes of Bailey Hill catch the morning sun, casting long, lean shadows that brush against the back gardens of the houses. The earth here holds the deep, mineral memory of coal extraction, a legacy that once hummed through the veins of the local industry. Eastward, the dense canopy of Cockshoot Wood offers a silent, leafy refuge where the air turns cool and heavy with the scent of pine and damp humus. Yorkley Slade maintains a poise born of both woodland solitude and the sturdy, unpretentious character of its stone-built dwellings. Winter winds often sharpen the edges of the topography, yet the resilience of the local landscape remains as constant as the turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bailey Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 001° N
  • Cockshoot Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.5 mi, 044° NE
  • Rudge Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 275° W
  • Oakenhill Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 302° WNW
  • Newnham Bottom (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 265° W
  • Oakenhill Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 274° W
  • Meezy Hurst Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 006° N · 4 ha
  • Section Of Roman Road At Blackpool Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 037° NE
  • Stone-Arched Roman Bridge At Blackpool Bridge, Incorporated Into The Highway Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 038° NE
  • Mallards Pike (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 351° N
  • Rudge Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 243° WSW
  • New Fancy View (Park) — 1.7 mi, 330° NNW
  • The Marsh (Wetland) — 1.7 mi, 284° WNW
  • Brookways Ditch (River) — 1.7 mi, 292° WNW
  • New Fancy (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 331° NNW
  • Roll of Honour Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 328° NNW
  • Lumbers Marsh (Wetland) — 1.8 mi, 291° WNW
  • Dean Forest Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 204° SSW
  • Whitemead Forest Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 278° W
  • Leech Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 211° SSW
  • Soudley Camp, Lower Soudley (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 031° NNE
  • Dean Heritage Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 032° NNE
  • Cannop Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 311° NW
  • Blaize Bailey Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 031° NNE
  • Hopewell Colliery (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 317° NW
  • The Aylburton Medieval Cross (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 204° SSW
  • Pedal-a-Bike-Away Centre (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 327° NNW
  • Clearwell Caves (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 279° W
  • Puzzlewood (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 289° WNW
  • The Palace (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 013° NNE

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About This Yorkley Slade Map Page

Explore Yorkley Slade, 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: 51.762068, -2.520443. 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.