Forest of Dean (district)

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Forest of Dean District
Shown within Gloucestershire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Gloucestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 94th 526.43 km²
Admin. HQ:	Coleford
ONS code:	23UD
Demographics
Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density	Ranked 288th 81,700 155 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.1% White
Politics
Forest of Dean District Council http://www.fdean.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MP:	Mark Harper

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.

[edit] Parishes and settlements

• Alvington, Awre, Aylburton
• Blaisdon, Bromsberrow
• Churcham, Cinderford, Coleford, Corse
• Drybrook, Dymock
• English Bicknor
• Gorsley and Kilcot
• Hartpury, Hewelsfield and Brockweir, Huntley
• Kempley
• Littledean, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney,
• Mitcheldean
• Newent, Newland, Newnham
• Oxenhall
• Pauntley
• Redmarley D'Abitot, Ruardean, Rudford and Highleadon, Ruspidge
• Soudley, St. Briavels, Staunton, Staunton Coleford, Symonds Yat
• Taynton, Tibberton, Tidenham
• Upleadon
• Westbury-on-Severn, West Dean, Woolaston

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