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Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England.The population was 8,777 at the 2021 Census. [1]The town came into existence in the 19th century, following the rapid expansion of the Forest of Dean Coalfield and the construction of Cinderford Ironworks.
Cinderford Ironworks, also known as Cinderford Furnace, was a coke-fired blast furnace, built in 1795, just west of Cinderford, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. Background [ edit ]
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Gloucestershire, England. For places in the district of South Gloucestershire , see that article. For places in Bristol formerly in Gloucestershire, see Subdivisions of Bristol .
This is a list of settlements in Gloucestershire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 23 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Gloucestershire , shown in the table below.
Cinderford New railway station was a railway station that was opened by the former Severn and Wye Railway to serve the mining town of Cinderford.. The station was later operated by both the Midland Railway and Great Western Railway after a loop to the station, via Cinderford Junction from the Forest of Dean Branch (ex Bullo Pill Railway) at Bilson was constructed.
Ruardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the North West of Cinderford. It is situated on a hillside with views west towards the mountains of South Wales. Little now remains of the village's industrial history, but once it was a centre for iron-ore smelting furnaces, forges and coal mines.
The Cinderford line followed a sharp curve, past the site of Cinderford Junction (5 m 27 ch), to Cinderford station, formerly S&WR property. The Whimsey branch passed under the S&WR line, by the site of the Dam Pool, a relic of Cinderford ironworks; adjacent, on the up side, was a broad-gauge siding, probably called Spero.
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire in South West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.