Lydney

Also known as Lydney, Gloucestershire

Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 1995. The population was 8,960 at the 2001 census, decreasing to 8,766 at the 2011 census, and increasing to 10,043 at the 2021 census.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Lydney
UK place.static_image_name: Newerne Street, Lydney - geograph.org.uk - 582223.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Newerne Street, Lydney
UK place.constituency_westminster: Forest of Dean
UK place.post_town: LYDNEY
UK place.postcode_district: GL15
UK place.postcode_area: GL
UK place.dial_code: 01594
UK place.os_grid_reference: SO634032
UK place.population: 10,043
UK place.population_ref: (2021 Census)
UK place.civil_parish: Lydney
UK place.shire_district: Forest of Dean
UK place.shire_county: Gloucestershire
UK place.region: South West England

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8776
Image: Newerne Street, Lydney - geograph.org.uk - 582223.jpg
Dialing code: 01594

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Commons category: Lydney
OS grid reference: SO634032
postal code: GL15
P8168: Theater Saarbrücken

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Contents

Etymology
History
The Lydney Murder, 1964
Transport
Geography
Government and politics
Secondary education
Media
Sport, recreation and arts
Tourism
Twinned towns
Organisations
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Lydney has a harbour on the Severn, created when the Lydney Canal was built. Adjoining the town, Lydney Park gardens have a Roman temple dedicated to Nodens.