Ruspidge and Soudley
Parish in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.796, -2.501 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 65 10 |
| Dialling code: | 01594 (Lydney) |
Ruspidge and Soudley sits on the eastern edge of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, a small cluster of villages set amid ancient mixed woodland and rolling pasture. The attractive Soudley Ponds are a local focal point, popular with walkers and birdwatchers, and there are plenty of footpaths that thread through the surrounding forestry and former industrial sites.
Historically the community grew up around forestry and small-scale mining and ironworking, and traces of that industrial past survive in old pit sites and trackways. Today the local economy combines forestry, small businesses and a modest tourism trade, while a strong village identity is kept alive by local halls, clubs and a pub, making it a compact, community-minded corner of the Dean popular with both residents and visitors.
Postcode districts covering Ruspidge and Soudley
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Newport 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Gloucester 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Cheltenham 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Hereford 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Stroud 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Cwmbran Central 24.8 miles40 km
- Cwmbrân 24.9 miles40 km
- Great Malvern 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Pontypool 23.9 miles38.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Ruspidge Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Cinderford East Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Littledean Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Newnham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cinderford Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cinderford West Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Awre Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Blakeney Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- West Dean Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Pillowell Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Yorkley and Whitecroft Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Lydney North Ward 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Ruspidge and Soudley
GL14 3DN, GL14 3AP, GL14 3HL, GL14 2UG, GL14 3DJ, GL14 3EQ, GL14 3FB, GL14 3AT, GL14 3AU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30 miles48.3 km
- Cardiff Airport 45.5 miles73.2 km
- Parkend Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Norchard Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Hotels near Ruspidge and Soudley Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 1.8 miles3 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Deangate Motel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- White Hart Inn 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Butchers Arms 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9 miles14.5 km
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in Ruspidge and Soudley
- Soudley School Primary
- St White's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9 miles14.5 km
- Old Park wood Forest 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Harewood Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Hoar Wood Forest 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 16.3 miles26.2 km