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Lydbrook
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Also known as Lydbrook, Gloucestershire

Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire and is located in the Wye Valley. It is on the north west edge of the Forest of Dean's present legal boundary proper. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, Joys Green and Worrall Hill. It has a mile and a half long high street, reputed to be the longest high street of any village in England.

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Place details

Locality
Forest of Dean
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,894
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Lydbrook
UK place.static_image_name
Central Lydbrook - geograph.org.uk - 131272.jpg
UK place.shire_district
Forest of Dean
UK place.shire_county
Gloucestershire
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.country
England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Forest of Dean
UK place.population
2,192
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.post_town
LYDBROOK
UK place.postcode_area
GL
UK place.postcode_district
GL17
UK place.dial_code
01594
UK place.os_grid_reference
SO602156

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Population
2192
Image
Central Lydbrook - geograph.org.uk - 131272.jpg
Dialing code
01594
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Commons category
Lydbrook
postal code
GL17
OS grid reference
SO602156
P8168
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30 sections
Contents
  • Early history
  • Parish boundaries
  • Governance
  • Present community
  • Lydbrook presently
  • Lydbrook Parish Council
  • Industry
  • Local schools
  • Other notable buildings
  • The Priory
  • The Old House
  • Outlying neighbourhoods
  • Centres of community
  • Old School Rooms
  • Reading Rooms
  • Anchor Hall
  • Memorial Hall
  • History of Christian worship in Lydbrook
  • Church of England and the Lydbrook Mission Chapel
  • Curates of Holy Trinity serving at the Lydbrook Mission Chapel
  • Methodist Church
  • Baptist Church
  • United Reformed Church/Congregational
  • Mission Chapel, Forge Hill
  • Church at Joys Green
  • Church of Holy Jesus and the Parish of Lydbrook
  • Railways
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire and is located in the Wye Valley. It is on the north west edge of the Forest of Dean's present legal boundary proper. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, Joys Green and Worrall Hill. It has a mile and a half long high street, reputed to be the longest high street of any village in England.

==Early history== The area now forming the present village of Lydbrook has been inhabited throughout history. Artifacts from Hangerberry and Eastbach on the south west corner of the parish, and Lower Lydbrook show evidence of widespread activity from the Mesolithic period (Middle Stone Age 10,000–4000 BC) to the present. Flint stone tools from surrounding fields confirm that the area was occupied and farmed for more than 4,000 years.

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