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Rodley, Gloucestershire

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Rodley is a settlement in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England. It lies to the south east of Westbury-on-Severn, surrounded on three sides by a loop of the River Severn. Rodley has a tin church, known as Rodley Mission Church. This is a prefabricated church constructed in 1908 of galvanised metal over a wooden interior. It is used for occasional services.There are three Grade II listed buildings in Rodley: Court Farmhouse, 17th century with an early 18th-century extension; Dove House, built 1766–77; and Rodley Court, an 18th-century farmhouse.

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Rodley, Gloucestershire
Rodley Court Road, Forest of Dean Westbury-on-Severn

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Rodley Court Road
GL14 1RA Forest of Dean, Westbury-on-Severn
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