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Yorkley and Whitecroft

Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Coordinates:51.757, -2.538
OS grid ref:SO 62 06
Dialling code: 01594 (Lydney)
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Yorkley and Whitecroft are neighbouring villages in the western Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, set among rolling hills and ancient woodland. Both grew up around the coal, iron and timber trades that shaped the area and still bear that industrial legacy in old pits, quarries and the cultural memory of freemining that is distinctive to the Forest of Dean.

Today they feel like compact, community‑centred villages with village halls, pubs and local clubs, while many residents commute to nearby towns; at the same time they benefit from easy access to walking and cycling through neighbouring woods and trails, and a modest local economy of small businesses, forestry and tourism that leans on the Dean’s scenic and historic appeal.

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Transport links

  • Bristol Airport 27 miles43.5 km
  • Cardiff Airport 42.6 miles68.6 km
  • Parkend Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
  • Norchard Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km

Hotels near Yorkley and Whitecroft Ad

Schools in Yorkley and Whitecroft

  • Pillowell Community Primary School Primary
  • Yorkley Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Forest of Dean Forest 1.9 miles3 km
  • Flaxley Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles10.7 km
  • Cuckoo Wood Forest 6.7 miles10.8 km
  • Old Park wood Forest 7.5 miles12 km
  • Ninewells Wood Forest 7.8 miles12.5 km
  • Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.3 km
  • Kingswood Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
  • Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles18.9 km
  • The New Lawn Stadium 13.7 miles22 km
  • Harewood Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
  • Cotswold Hills Hill 16.7 miles26.9 km
  • Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 16.9 miles27.1 km