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
• 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

External links

• Forest of Dean District Council