Harrow Hill is a village situated in the

Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the n ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

, England. It is contiguous with the larger village of

Drybrook Drybrook is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England. Location It lies in the North West edge of the Royal Forest, bordering with Herefordshire, about three miles from Cinderford, and about two miles ...

. Originally, the village was known as

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. "Until fairly recently the village was once called Harry Hill" The Harrow Hill church, Holy Trinity, was opened in 1817, and is known as The Forest Church.Forestchurch.org.uk
The village has its own football club,

Harrow Hill F.C. Harrow Hill A.F.C. is an English football club which is based in the village of Harrow Hill, Gloucestershire, nearby Drybrook. The club are currently members of the and play at Larksfield Road. The club also have two other senior men's teams tha ...

The main route that bisects the village is Trinity Road. This links the village to

and the A4136 (Gloucester to Monmouth). At the halfway point of the road stands a battle weary red telephone box, which is sadly in a state of neglect. From here, there are good views across the valley to

Ruardean Hill Ruardean Hill is a prominent hill and a village in the English county of Gloucestershire, west of Gloucester. It lies in the Forest of Dean, in the parish of Drybrook. The southern slopes are wooded and are part of the northern edge of the Fo ...

. The Football club can be found at the end of Larksfield Road, and is easily located by the floodlight towers that stand on the corners of the main pitch (a further pitch is located adjacent to the car park).

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Villages in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub