Mitcheldean
Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.861, -2.49 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 66 18 |
| Population: | 2,783 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Mitcheldean is a small town on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean in western Gloucestershire, England. Set against mixed woodland and rolling hills, it developed from medieval origins where local timber, charcoal and small-scale ironworking and coal extraction shaped the landscape; traces of that industrial past survive alongside well used walking and cycling routes through the forest.
Today Mitcheldean combines a tight‑knit community with local shops, pubs, a primary school and community groups, and an economy that mixes light manufacturing, services and a modest visitor trade linked to the forest. It’s within reasonable commuting distance of larger centres such as Gloucester, but retains a distinctly small‑town feel with regular local events and easy access to the outdoor attractions of the Forest of Dean.
Postcode districts covering Mitcheldean
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 11.3 miles
- Cheltenham 17.5 miles
- Hereford 16.5 miles
- Stroud 13.9 miles
- Great Malvern 18.7 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.9 miles
- Yate 22.1 miles
- Tewkesbury 17.2 miles
- Cirencester 24.4 miles
- Chepstow 17.8 miles
- Dursley 13.7 miles
- Abergavenny 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Drybrook Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 1.6 miles
- Longhope Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Blaisdon Parish 2.1 miles
- Hope Mansell Parish 2.1 miles
- Lea Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cinderford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ruardean Built-up area 2.6 miles
- May Hill Village Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cinderford West Ward 2.7 miles
- Penyard Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Mitcheldean
GL17 0BN, GL17 0YQ, GL17 0ER, GL17 0EY, GL17 0BL, GL17 0XW, GL17 0LX, GL17 0EH, GL17 0UL … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 34.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 48.7 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 7 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 8.9 miles
Hotels near Mitcheldean Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 2.9 miles
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 1.8 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 2.9 miles
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.5 miles
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- Glewstone Court Country House 3 6.7 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Three Choirs Vineyards 7.4 miles
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 6.9 miles
Schools in Mitcheldean
- Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 2.4 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 6 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 10 miles
- Harewood Estate 10.3 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 12 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 12.8 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 14.5 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 15.7 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 16.5 miles
- Edgar Street Stadium 16.9 miles