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.