Welsh Bicknor
Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.845, -2.585 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 59 16 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Welsh Bicknor is a small, quiet village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, lying beside the River Wye close to the county boundary with Herefordshire. Its setting in the wooded, undulating valley makes it part of the broader scenic Wye corridor and the kind of place visitors pass through for riverside walks, fishing and riverside views rather than for high‑street amenities.
The settlement has deep rural roots and a history shaped by its position on a historic borderland, so you’ll find a mixture of agricultural activity and low‑impact tourism today rather than large industry. Locally the character is defined by scattered farms, old houses and lanes, and a quieter social life that reflects its role as a small community within the wider Wye Valley landscape.
Postcode districts covering Welsh Bicknor
Most populated places nearby
- Newport 24.2 miles
- Gloucester 15.3 miles
- Cheltenham 21.7 miles
- Hereford 15.6 miles
- Stroud 16.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 23.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 23.4 miles
- Great Malvern 21.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.9 miles
- Pontypool 21.8 miles
- Yate 21.9 miles
- Tewkesbury 21.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lydbrook Parish 0.3 miles
- Ruardean Built-up area 1.6 miles
- English Bicknor Parish 1.7 miles
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Kerne Bridge Ward 2 miles
- Goodrich Parish 2.1 miles
- Berry Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Symonds Yat West Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 2.6 miles
- Walford Parish 2.7 miles
- Cinderford West Ward 2.8 miles
- Drybrook Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Welsh Bicknor
GL17 9RY, GL17 9DP, GL17 9RA, GL17 9SJ, GL17 9LR, GL17 9PP, GL17 9QX, GL17 9SA, GL17 9LQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 32.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 44.9 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 7.8 miles
Hotels near Welsh Bicknor Ad
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 2.9 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 3 miles
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.8 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- The Belfry Hotel 2 4.7 miles
- Butchers Arms 5.4 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 4.8 miles
- Punch House 3 6 miles
- The Paddocks Hotel 3 2.6 miles
Schools in Welsh Bicknor
- Lydbrook Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 4.5 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 5.7 miles
- Harewood Estate 8.4 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 8.5 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 9.2 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 11 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 13.7 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 15.7 miles
- Edgar Street Stadium 16 miles