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 miles
- Newport 24.6 miles
- Gloucester 12.4 miles
- Cheltenham 19.1 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 22.7 miles
- Hereford 20.2 miles
- Stroud 12.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24.8 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.9 miles
- Great Malvern 23.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 18.5 miles
- Pontypool 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ruspidge Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Cinderford East Ward 1.7 miles
- Littledean Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Newnham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cinderford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Cinderford West Ward 2.5 miles
- Awre Parish 2.6 miles
- Blakeney Built-up area 2.7 miles
- West Dean Parish 2.8 miles
- Pillowell Ward 2.8 miles
- Yorkley and Whitecroft Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Lydney North Ward 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ruspidge and Soudley
GL14 2UJ, GL14 3ES, GL14 3EU, GL14 3AF, GL14 3HP, GL14 3DG, GL14 3EA, GL14 3DT, GL14 3HU … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 30 miles
- Cardiff Airport 45.5 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 3 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Ruspidge and Soudley Ad
- Littledean House Hotel 2 1.8 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- The Fountain Inn 4 3.1 miles
- Malt House 3 7.3 miles
- Bells Hotel and Country Club 3 4.7 miles
- Bells Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Angel Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Wyndham Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- The Hope & Anchor Restaurant & Rooms 3 9 miles
- The Farmers Boy Inn Guest House 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Ruspidge and Soudley
- Soudley School Primary
- St White's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 2.3 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 3.5 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 9 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 9.8 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 13 miles
- Harewood Estate 13.2 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 13.3 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 14.4 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 16.3 miles