Awre
Parish in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.766, -2.461 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 68 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01594 (Lydney) |
The parish of Awre sits on the eastern edge of the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire, England, close to the tidal reaches of the River Severn. The landscape is a mix of low-lying floodplain and higher, wooded ridges, with pasture, marshy wetlands and pockets of ancient coppiced woodland that reflect both the Severn’s influence and the long history of forestry in the area.
Awre is a historically rooted rural parish with medieval origins; its economy was traditionally agricultural and connected to river trade and the wider Forest of Dean timber and mineral activity. Today it remains largely residential and agricultural, with small local businesses and community life centred on the village church, hall and pub, while footpaths and river-edge habitats attract walkers and birdwatchers and help preserve a distinct local identity despite easy links to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Awre
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Newport 25 miles40.2 km
- Gloucester 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Cheltenham 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Hereford 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Stroud 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Great Malvern 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury 16.2 miles26 km
- Yate 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Portishead 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Tewkesbury 20.6 miles33.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Blakeney Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Ruspidge and Soudley Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Newnham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Pillowell Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lydney North Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hinton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Arlingham Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Sharpness Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Yorkley and Whitecroft Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ruspidge Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Lydney East Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Brookend Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Awre
GL15 4BS, GL15 4DL, GL15 4DA, GL15 4AH, GL15 4LX, GL15 4BH, GL15 4AT, GL15 4AG, GL15 4AU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 28.7 miles46.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 45.7 miles73.5 km
- Norchard Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Parkend Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
Hotels near Awre Ad
- Deangate Motel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Belfry Hotel 2 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 6.9 miles11 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 3.8 miles6 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Butchers Arms 6.7 miles10.8 km
- White Hart Inn 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
Schools in Awre
- Blakeney Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 4 miles6.4 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.8 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Old Park wood Forest 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Harewood Estate 15.9 miles25.5 km