Oxenhall
Parish in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.94, -2.427 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 70 26 |
Oxenhall is a small, quietly rural community in the northern part of the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, set in rolling farmland a short drive from market towns such as Newent and the literary landscape around Dymock. Although administratively in the forest district, it sits outside the heavily wooded heart of the Forest of Dean, characterised instead by hedgerowed fields, scattered farms and a handful of historic buildings that hint at medieval origins.
The local economy remains largely agricultural with a mix of smallholdings and residents who commute to larger centres, and the area attracts walkers and country-lovers thanks to nearby woodlands and the broader Wye Valley countryside. Social life is low-key and community-focused, centred on village gatherings and preservation of traditional buildings and lanes rather than any large commercial activity.
Postcode districts covering Oxenhall
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 10.5 miles17 km
- Cheltenham 15 miles24.2 km
- Worcester 20 miles32.2 km
- Hereford 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Stroud 16.1 miles26 km
- Great Malvern 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Evesham 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Tewkesbury 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Chepstow 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Dursley 18 miles29 km
- Bishop's Cleeve 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Churchdown 11.8 miles19 km
Neighbouring places
- The Scarr Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Newent Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Botloe's Green Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Gorsley and Kilcot Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Newent & Taynton Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Pauntley Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Gorsley Common Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Clifford's Mesne Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Dymock Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Aston Ingham Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Linton Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Upleadon Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Oxenhall
GL18 1RH, GL18 1DJ, GL18 1DD, GL18 1DE, GL18 1GH, GL18 1NG, GL18 1RW, GL18 1LX, GL18 1RJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 40.5 miles65.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 45.7 miles73.5 km
- Ledbury Railway Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Gloucester Railway Station 9.5 miles15.4 km
Hotels near Oxenhall Ad
- Three Choirs Vineyards 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Alexander Park Resort 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7 miles11.3 km
- The Feathers Hotel, Ledbury, Herefordshire 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- The Talbot Inn 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 7 miles11.2 km
- The Malvern Hills Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Belfry Hotel 2 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Corse Lawn House Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
Local points of interest
- Hoar Wood Forest 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Harewood Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 12 miles19.4 km
- Rotherwas Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 14.9 miles24 km
- Croome Court Estate 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Stanbrook Abbey (1838-1871) Historic site 16.3 miles26.3 km