Rudford is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of Rudford and Highleadon, 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 ...

district, in the county of

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 located approximately 4 miles north-west of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

. The local church is dedicated to St. Mary. It is also 5 miles from

Newent Newent (; originally called "Noent") is a market town and civil parish about 10½ miles (17 km) north-west of Gloucester, England. Its population was 5,073 at the 2001 census, rising to 5,207 in 2011, The population was 6,777 at the 2021 Census. ...

. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114.

History

On 1 April 1935 the parish of Highleadon was merged with Rudford, on 16 September 1976 the parish was renamed "Rudford & Highleadon".

References

Parishes with Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.

External links

Villages in Gloucestershire Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub