Blaisdon
Parish in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.848, -2.446 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 69 16 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Blaisdon is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, set among rolling farmland and orchards on the edge of the region’s ancient woodlands. The settlement is characterised by traditional stone cottages and farmhouses, a compact village centre with a church and village hall, and a close-knit community that preserves a quiet, country way of life.
Historically agricultural, Blaisdon has long been associated with mixed farming and fruit growing, and today still attracts walkers and wildlife‑watchers to its lanes, meadows and hedgerows. Local social life revolves around occasional fetes and community groups rather than shops or industry, while easy access to the wider Forest of Dean offers more extensive woodland recreation and a reminder of the area’s layered rural history.
Postcode districts covering Blaisdon
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cheltenham 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Hereford 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Stroud 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Great Malvern 19 miles30.5 km
- Chipping Sodbury 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Yate 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Tewkesbury 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Cirencester 22.3 miles36 km
- Chepstow 18 miles29 km
- Dursley 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Abergavenny 24.7 miles39.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Longhope Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Northwood Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Mitcheldean Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- May Hill Village Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Westbury-on-Severn Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Littledean Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Huntley Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cinderford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cinderford East Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Newnham Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Longhope & Huntley Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Drybrook Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Blaisdon
GL17 0AN, GL17 0AE, GL17 0EB, GL17 0AL, GL17 0AH, GL17 0AQ, GL17 0AG, GL17 0XT, GL17 0AW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 34.2 miles55.1 km
- Cardiff Airport 49.5 miles79.7 km
- Parkend Railway Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Norchard Railway Station 8.7 miles14 km
Hotels near Blaisdon Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 2.5 miles4 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 2.5 miles4 km
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Three Choirs Vineyards 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- White Hart Inn 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Harewood Estate 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Old Park wood Forest 13.7 miles22 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Rotherwas Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 16.5 miles26.5 km