Forest of Dean District

Forest of Dean District
Non-metropolitan district
Forest of Dean shown within Gloucestershire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Gloucestershire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Coleford
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Forest of Dean District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative (council NOC))
• MPs	Mark Harper
Area
• Total	203.2 sq mi (526.4 km²)
Area rank	88th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	83,674
• Rank	288th (of 326)
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km²)
• Ethnicity	99.1% White
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	23UD (ONS) E07000080 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO6206309601
Website	www.fdean.gov.uk

Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford. Other towns in the district include Cinderford, Newent and Tidenham.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the East Dean Rural District, Lydney Rural District, Newent Rural District and West Dean Rural District, and from Gloucester Rural District the parishes of Newnham and Westbury-on-Severn.

Parishes and settlements

Alvington, Awre, Aylburton
Blaisdon, Bream, Brockweir, Bromsberrow, Blakeney
Churcham, Cinderford, Coleford, Corse
Drybrook, Dymock
Ellwood, English Bicknor
Gorsley and Kilcot
Hartpury, Hewelsfield, Highleadon, Huntley
Kempley
Littledean, Little London, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney
Mitcheldean
Newent, Newland, Newnham
Oxenhall
Pauntley
Redmarley D'Abitot, Ruardean, Rudford, Ruspidge
Soudley, St. Briavels, Staunton (near Coleford), Staunton (near Gloucester), Symonds Yat
Taynton, Tibberton, Tidenham
Upleadon
Westbury-on-Severn, West Dean, Woolaston

References

External links

Forest of Dean District Council

Ceremonial county of Gloucestershire

Unitary authorities	South Gloucestershire

Boroughs or districts	Cheltenham Cotswold Forest of Dean Gloucester Stroud Tewkesbury

Major settlements	Berkeley Bradley Stoke Cheltenham Chipping Campden Chipping Sodbury Cinderford Cirencester Coleford Dursley Fairford Filton Gloucester Kingswood Lechlade Lydney Minchinhampton Mitcheldean Moreton-in-Marsh Nailsworth Newent Northleach Painswick Patchway Stonehouse Stow-on-the-Wold Stroud Tetbury Tewkesbury Thornbury Winchcombe Wotton-under-Edge Yate See also: List of civil parishes in Gloucestershire

Rivers	Bristol Avon Warwickshire Avon Bybrook Boyd Cam Chelt Churn Coln Evenlode Eye Bristol Frome Stroud Frome Hazel Brook Leach Little Avon Lyd Severn Swilgate Thames Trym Windrush Wye

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Districts of South West England

Devon	East Devon Exeter Mid Devon North Devon South Hams Teignbridge Torridge West Devon

Dorset	Christchurch East Dorset North Dorset Purbeck District West Dorset Weymouth and Portland

Gloucestershire	Cheltenham Cotswold District Forest of Dean District Gloucester Stroud District Tewkesbury Borough

Somerset	Mendip Sedgemoor South Somerset Taunton Deane West Somerset

Unitary authorities	Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth Bristol Cornwall Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Borough of Poole South Gloucestershire Borough of Swindon Torbay Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°47′N 2°33′W / 51.783°N 2.550°W / 51.783; -2.550

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