Rodley
Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.801, -2.373 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 74 11 |
Rodley is a small rural hamlet in the western district of the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire, England. Set among mixed farmland and pockets of ancient woodland, it exemplifies the area’s quiet lanes, stone cottages and easy access to walking and cycling routes rather than urban facilities.
Historically the locality grew up around forestry, small-scale ironworking and coal mining, and that legacy still marks the landscape and local place names. Today the economy is largely agricultural or tied to nearby towns, while community life tends to centre on village halls, local clubs and outdoor pursuits, with a lingering interest in conservation and the Forest of Dean's freeminer traditions.
Postcode districts covering Rodley
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 7.2 miles
- Cheltenham 13.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.8 miles
- Hereford 22.8 miles
- Stroud 7.5 miles
- Great Malvern 21.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.3 miles
- Yate 18 miles
- Tewkesbury 16.4 miles
- Cirencester 18.3 miles
- Chepstow 17.6 miles
- Dursley 8.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fretherne with Saul Parish 1.3 miles
- Arlingham Parish 1.4 miles
- Saul Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Longney and Epney Parish 1.5 miles
- Severn Ward 2.2 miles
- Westbury-on-Severn Parish 2.3 miles
- Frampton on Severn Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Moreton Valence Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Whitminster Built-up area 3 miles
- Northwood Green Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Newnham Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Elmore Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Rodley
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 32.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 50.2 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Rodley Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 4.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 4.2 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 4.8 miles
- The Beacon & Railway Hotel 4.2 miles
- Edward Hotel 2 7.6 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- Deangate Motel 8.9 miles
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 8.8 miles
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- Rodway Hill Golf & Eco Pod Hotel 3 6.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 7.7 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 9.3 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 12 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 14.3 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 14.9 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 15.1 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.2 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 15.4 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 15.7 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.8 miles