Cinderford East
Ward in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.82, -2.498 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 65 13 |
Cinderford East sits on the eastern side of the town of Cinderford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. Backed by wooded ridges, it offers easy access to walking and cycling routes and nearby outdoor attractions such as Beechenhurst and the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, giving the area a rural‑fringe feel while remaining close to local shops and services.
Historically shaped by coal and ironworking, the ward still bears traces of that industrial past in its housing and community buildings; in recent years modest regeneration, small local enterprises and active community groups have strengthened a distinctly local identity centred on outdoor recreation and village‑scale social life.
Postcode districts covering Cinderford East
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 11.8 miles19 km
- Cheltenham 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Hereford 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Stroud 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Great Malvern 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Chipping Sodbury 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Pontypool 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Yate 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Tewkesbury 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Cirencester 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Chepstow 15.2 miles24.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Littledean Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cinderford Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Ruspidge Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cinderford West Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Ruspidge and Soudley Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Newnham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Drybrook Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Mitcheldean Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Blaisdon Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Ruardean Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Cinderford East
GL14 2NS, GL14 9DQ, GL17 1DP, GL14 9GB, GL14 2DZ, GL17 1EG, GL14 2DA, GL14 2BA, GL14 2PG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Cardiff Airport 46.6 miles75 km
- Parkend Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Norchard Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
Hotels near Cinderford East Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- White Hart Inn 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Deangate Motel 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Butchers Arms 6.2 miles10 km
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 6.9 miles11.1 km
Schools in Cinderford East
- Forest View Primary School Primary
- SGS Forest High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9.9 miles16 km
- Old Park wood Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Harewood Estate 12 miles19.2 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 13.9 miles22.4 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Rotherwas Estate 16.7 miles26.9 km