Awre

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.