Cinderford West
Ward in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.828, -2.524 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 63 14 |
Cinderford West is an electoral ward in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, covering the western side of the former mining town of Cinderford. It sits close to the ancient woodlands of the Forest and mixes residential streets with local shops and community facilities, with plenty of access to walking and cycling routes through the surrounding forested landscape.
The ward reflects the area's 19th- and 20th-century coal and ironworking past, visible in local architecture and community memory, while its economy today leans on small businesses, public services and tourism connected to outdoor recreation. Local life is marked by active schools, sports clubs and community events, and there are ongoing efforts at regeneration and maintaining services for a close-knit post‑industrial community.
Postcode districts covering Cinderford West
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 12.8 miles
- Cheltenham 19.4 miles
- Hereford 17.7 miles
- Stroud 14 miles
- Cwmbran Central 25 miles
- Cwmbrân 25 miles
- Great Malvern 21.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21 miles
- Pontypool 23.7 miles
- Yate 20.1 miles
- Tewkesbury 19.7 miles
- Cirencester 25 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cinderford Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Cinderford East Ward 1.2 miles
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Ruspidge Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Drybrook Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Littledean Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 2.1 miles
- Ruardean Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ruspidge and Soudley Parish 2.5 miles
- Lydbrook Parish 2.6 miles
- Mitcheldean Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Welsh Bicknor Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cinderford West
GL14 2LR, GL14 2RP, GL14 2YL, GL14 2HR, GL14 2GF, GL14 2JT, GL14 2HA, GL14 2PE, GL14 2JX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 31.9 miles
- Cardiff Airport 46.1 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Cinderford West Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 1.9 miles
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 1.9 miles
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.5 miles
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 5.7 miles
- Butchers Arms 5.7 miles
- Deangate Motel 7.3 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Punch House 3 8.2 miles
Schools in Cinderford West
- Heart of the Forest Community Special School Special
- Steam Mills Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 3.3 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 10.6 miles
- Harewood Estate 10.8 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 12.1 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 15.3 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 15.7 miles