Littledean Explained

Type:Village
Official Name:Littledean
Coordinates:51.8147°N -2.4772°W
Static Image Name:Littledean Church - geograph.org.uk - 132552.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Ethelbert’s Church, Littledean
Civil Parish:Littledean
Shire District:Forest of Dean
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Forest of Dean
Population:1,296
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Post Town:CINDERFORD
Postcode Area:GL
Postcode District:GL14
Os Grid Reference:SO672130

Littledean is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. The village has a long history and formerly had the status of a town. Littledean Hall was originally a Saxon hall, although it has been rebuilt and the current house dates back to 1612. The remains of a Roman temple are situated in the grounds. Neither the hall or Roman remains are open to the public.

Collectively, the villages and the surrounding wood (Forest of Dean) were mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Dene, and appear as Dena in 1130.

Governance

The village falls in the Littledean and Ruspidge electoral ward. This ward has Littledean in the north plus Ruspidge and Soudley civil parish in the south. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 3,768.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 27 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Littledean and Ruspidge ward 2011. 27 March 2015.
  3. http://www.exploregloucestershire.co.uk/page316.asp Travel Guide
  4. Web site: St Ethelbert's Church, Littledean, Gloucestershire, Church History.