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Boulsdon is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It is the location of the International Centre for Birds of Prey.A low mound in the village may have been the site of a motte and is known as Boulsdon Manor.

Anthony's Cross is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England.

May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is reached by three public footpaths, two as parts of the Gloucestershire Way and Wysis Way.

Aston Ingham is a village in south-eastern Herefordshire, England, near Newent and about 7 miles (11 km) east of Ross-on-Wye. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 398. There is a church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, which has been a Grade II* listed building since 17 March 1987.

Luxley is a village in the southwest Midlands of England, on the border between Gloucestershire and Herefordshire near May Hill. Luxley is 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Ross-on-Wye and 18 km (11 mi) west of Gloucester. The name has a number of variations. Victorian maps show Luxtre while current place names include Luxtree Farm and Upper Laxtree.

Hobbs Quarry, Longhope (grid reference SO695195) is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1966. It is situated midway between Longhope and Dursley Cross in the Forest of Dean. Adjacent woods are Kiln Wood and Coleman's Wood. The site was managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Ownership changed to an independent Charitable Trust - Hobbs Nature Reserve Trust - on 1 August 2023. The Management Plan is similar to the one GWT had agreed with Natural England, combining conservation and research work on the geological exposures and preservation of the valuable natural environment. An explanatory website is under development to aid any groups planning educational visits. Local specialists are available to assist with these if required. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS). The quarry is known for its geological exposures, and was originally about a mile long extending into Kiln Wood, which is to the north of this reserve. The southernmost part of the quarry was used as a public landfill site and destroyed and the northernmost part became under threat from fly-tipping. The Nature Conservancy Council designated the site an SSSI and undertook rehabilitation work. The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust purchased the site in 1981. The Forest of Dean District Council provided grant aid.

Newent Community School is a secondary school in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. It is an Academy of 1,340 students, serving the town and the rural community. The school provides secondary education for ages 11 to 18. The school offers GCSEs as well as A Levels. In 2001, the school was granted Arts College specialist status. In 2007 the school was also granted Science College as a second specialism. In addition, the school has been awarded Sportsmark Silver, Artsmark Gold and Healthy School. The school became an academy in 2012. The campus consists of 35 acres (140,000 m2) which includes extensive sporting and leisure facilities, including: a floodlit all-weather pitch; sports hall; squash courts; gymnasium; fitness suite and indoor heated swimming pool - all of which are for use by the school and wider community. As a community school, adult education classes, are held both in the school and in the dedicated community rooms. Mark Harper MP was governor between 2000 - 2005.

Gorsley and Kilcot is a civil parish forming part of the district of the Forest of Dean in the English county of Gloucestershire. The single parish of Gorsley and Kilcot came into being in 2000; until then it had been part of Newent civil parish. The parish, which contained 166 households in 2011, borders on the county of Herefordshire and 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 is across the county border in Herefordshire. Kilcot is the home of The Kilcot Inn. The name Kilcot has historically been given as Killicote (1283), Kyllicote, Kylcote (1281), Killecote, Kylcot, and Kulkotte (1307) It has been suggested that the name originates from "Cyllingcocotan" meaning the cots (dwellings) of the people of Cylla.

Taynton is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of Newent, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Mitcheldean and 7 miles (11 km) west of Gloucester. The parish covers 1,029 hectares (3.97 sq mi) At the time of the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 438.

Longhope railway station is a disused stone-built railway station that served the village of Longhope in Gloucestershire, England. Opened in 1855 with the line, it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. Longhope station was used in season to export locally produced jam and fruit. The station had a passing loop on what was a single track. The station has been demolished but the waiting room still remains.

Longhope is a village in west Gloucestershire, situated within the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom. Arthur Bullock, who was born in Longhope in 1899, described its location as follows: The parish occupies the most easterly valley in the group of hills which lie between the Severn and the Wye. The name means long valley. It is about four miles long, running roughly north to south, and it is separated from the Severn valley by a range of hills consisting of May Hill (937 ft), Huntley Hill, Blaisdon Hill and Notwood Hill.'The village falls in the 'Blaisdon and Longhope' electoral ward. This ward has Longhope in the north and Blaisdon as its smaller southerly neighbour. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,754.May Hill is a prominent landmark and the ownership of the summit is vested with Longhope Parish Council. Little London is part of the Parish of Longhope and is found to the north of the village leading to the neighbouring village of Huntley. Little London received its name as many families from London were evacuated to the safety of the countryside during the Second World War. After the war, a number of the families stayed in Longhope and the surrounding areas.

Longhope Hill (grid reference SO693185) is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.