Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
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| Place | Yorkley Slade |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.762068 |
| Longitude | -2.520443 |
| Place Type | Village |
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.
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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 built | August 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. |