Gorsley and Kilcot
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Gorsley and Kilcot is a civil parish forming part of the district of the Forest of Dean
in the English county
of Gloucestershire
.
Gorsley and Kilcot came into being in 2000, until then it had been part of Newent
civil parish; it contains 166 housholds. The parish, which borders on the county of Herefordshire
is bisected by the B4221 road.
Adjoining parishes are: Oxenhall to the north; Newent
to the east; Aston Ingham
to the south; Linton to the west; and Upton Bishop
to the north-west. Of these, Oxenhall and Newent are in the Forest of Dean district, the others are in Herefordshire.
The main settlements are Gorsley
and the hamlet
of Kilcot. The similarly named settlement of Little Gorsley and Gorsley Heath are across the county border in Herefordshire.
Forest of Dean (district)
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....
in the English county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire 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....
.
Gorsley and Kilcot came into being in 2000, until then it had been part of Newent
Newent
Newent is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073...
civil parish; it contains 166 housholds. The parish, which borders on the county of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
is bisected by the B4221 road.
Adjoining parishes are: Oxenhall to the north; Newent
Newent
Newent is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester City, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean, and lying within the Forest of Dean Local Authority District. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,073...
to the east; Aston Ingham
Aston Ingham
Aston Ingham is a village in south-eastern Herefordshire, England, near Newent and about seven miles east of Ross-on-Wye. There is a church, dedicated to St John the Baptist.-External links:...
to the south; Linton to the west; and Upton Bishop
Upton Bishop
Upton Bishop is a small village in Herefordshire, England.Upton Bishop was featured on TV when Phil and Alison Clarke chose their home on the Channel 4 programme Location, location, location with Phil Spencer and Kirsty Allsop advising them...
to the north-west. Of these, Oxenhall and Newent are in the Forest of Dean district, the others are in Herefordshire.
The main settlements are Gorsley
Gorsley
Gorsley is an area in the southwest Midlands of England, on the border between Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.Gorsley itself is in Gloucestershire, forming part of the civil parish of Gorsley and Kilcot, but nearby Gorsley Common and Little Gorsley are both in Herefordshire...
and the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Kilcot. The similarly named settlement of Little Gorsley and Gorsley Heath are across the county border in Herefordshire.