Newent
Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.93, -2.404 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 72 25 |
| Population: | 4,322 |
Newent is a small market town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire, England. Nestled among rolling farmland and close to the county border with Herefordshire, it serves as a quiet gateway to the surrounding countryside and woodland, popular with walkers and visitors seeking independent shops and a rural pace of life.
With medieval market-town roots, Newent retains a strong sense of local community: a traditional market, regular community events and numerous volunteer groups keep village life lively. The local economy mixes agriculture and food producers with small businesses and light industry, while many residents commute to larger centres such as Gloucester or Hereford; the town’s parish church and local museum reflect its long local history.
Postcode districts covering Newent
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 9.3 miles
- Cheltenham 13.9 miles
- Worcester 20.2 miles
- Hereford 15.8 miles
- Stroud 15 miles
- Great Malvern 13 miles
- Evesham 22.4 miles
- Tewkesbury 11.9 miles
- Cirencester 23.8 miles
- Chepstow 23.7 miles
- Dursley 17.2 miles
- Bishop's Cleeve 14.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newent & Taynton Ward 0.9 miles
- The Scarr Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Oxenhall Parish 1.2 miles
- Botloe's Green Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Gorsley and Kilcot Parish 1.9 miles
- Clifford's Mesne Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Upleadon Parish 2.2 miles
- Pauntley Parish 2.3 miles
- Taynton Parish 2.3 miles
- Hartpury & Redmarley Ward 2.9 miles
- Gorsley Common Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Aston Ingham Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Newent
GL18 1BT, GL18 1EP, GL18 1EZ, GL18 1ES, GL18 1FN, GL18 1SD, GL18 1TX, GL18 1TG, GL18 1TU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 45.7 miles
- Ledbury Railway Station 8 miles
- Gloucester Railway Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Newent Ad
- The George Hotel 3 0.1 miles
- Three Choirs Vineyards 2 miles
- The Farmers Boy Inn Guest House 3 4.1 miles
- The Crown Inn Lea 4.5 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 4.5 miles
- The Hope & Anchor Restaurant & Rooms 3 7.9 miles
- The Feathers Hotel, Ledbury 4 7.4 miles
- Rodway Hill Golf & Eco Pod Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- Central Hotel Gloucester 3 8.3 miles
- Royal Hotel 3 7.8 miles
Schools in Newent
- Glebe Infants' School Primary
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Picklenash Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 7.8 miles
- Blackmore Park Estate 11.8 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 11.9 miles
- Harewood Estate 12 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 13.9 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 14.8 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles
- Croome Court Estate 15.5 miles
- Edgar Street Stadium 16.1 miles
- Stanbrook Abbey (1838-1871) Historic site 16.5 miles
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 17 miles