Location within the British Isles

Newent, Gloucestershire (originally called "Noent") is a small Market town (population approx. 4,700) 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. The town includes a half timbered market house, other houses of historical nature, and a small victorian museum containing a replica of a 19th century street. There has been a settlement here since at least Roman times and the town first appeared in the Domesday Book. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland (usually) and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... The (Royal) Forest of Dean is a region in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ...

Newent's church, St Mary's, dates from the 13th century but the site has been used for Christian worship since the Anglo-Saxon period. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...

Newent was served by the Hereford & Gloucester Canal, opened in 1845; this closed in 1881 and the section between Ledbury and Gloucester converted into a railway line, a branch line of the Great Western Railway, though a stretch between Dymock and Newent was by-passed as it was decided not to take the line through the 2,192 yard Oxenhall Tunnel. Newent had a station on this line. The line closed in 1959, but the canal (including the tunnel), is now being restored. Location within the British Isles Ledbury (known locally as jippo)is a town in Herefordshire, England. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Dymock is a village in the Forest of Dean (district) of Gloucestershire, England about four miles south of Ledbury. ...

Newent is also home to Europe's largest cul-de-sac, Foley Road, and the birthplace of legendary record producer Joe Meek. For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ... Joe Meek (April 5, 1929–February 3, 1967) was a pioneering British record producer and composer who is now acknowledged as one of the worlds first independent producers. ...

Newent is home to the National Birds of Prey Centre, a world famous vineyard (The Three Choirs) and is at the centre of the Golden Triangle, so called because of the preponderance of daffodils in the surrounding area. Handler displaying a Bald Eagle at the National Birds of Prey Centre, United Kingdom The National Birds of Prey Centre in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. ...

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