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 miles
- Cheltenham 18.4 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 24.4 miles
- Hereford 18.7 miles
- Stroud 12.8 miles
- Great Malvern 21.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 20.1 miles
- Pontypool 24.5 miles
- Yate 19.4 miles
- Tewkesbury 19.2 miles
- Cirencester 23.7 miles
- Chepstow 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Littledean Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Cinderford Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Ruspidge Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Cinderford West Ward 1.2 miles
- Ruspidge and Soudley Parish 1.7 miles
- Newnham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Drybrook Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Mitcheldean Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Blaisdon Parish 3 miles
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 3 miles
- Ruardean Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Cinderford East
GL17 1BZ, GL14 9HA, GL14 2NH, GL17 1BU, GL17 1DE, GL14 2NL, GL14 2DN, GL14 3EW, GL14 9HG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 46.6 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Cinderford East Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 0.7 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 0.7 miles
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- White Hart Inn 0.7 miles
- Deangate Motel 6.9 miles
- Butchers Arms 6.2 miles
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 4.6 miles
- Glewstone Court Country House 3 8 miles
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.5 miles
Schools in Cinderford East
- Forest View Primary School Primary
- SGS Forest High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 2.3 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 3.4 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9.9 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Harewood Estate 12 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 12.8 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 13.9 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 14.1 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 16.7 miles