Mile End is a small village in the English county of

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. It belongs to the

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of Coleford, which is also its

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. Mile End is northeast of Coleford. The village lies at the western edge of the

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. The village merges with the village of Broadwell to the south.

History

Mile End is situated on the road leading northeast out of Coleford. The road between Mile End and Poolgreen was known in 1317 as the Derkesty (later Dark Stile).Coleford
Victoria County History It was an important route from

Mitcheldean Mitcheldean is a market town in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. History Mitcheldean was a thriving community for many centuries due to the town's proximity to iron ore deposits. During the 19th century, the town grew due to rev ...

, and in the later 17th century traffic between

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and

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used this route. Five cottages were built on

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on the Five Acres road at Mile End in 1787. The inn originally known as the Royal Forester opened by the mid 1870s. The

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built a chapel, Mount Hermon, at Mile End in 1904.Forest of Dean: Protestant nonconformity
Victoria County History West Dean district council created a cemetery at Mile End for an area covering Milkwall, Berry Hill, and

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in 1967.Forest of Dean: Local government and public services
Victoria County History

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