Cinderford

Cinderford
Miners' Tribute, by Antony Dufort
Cinderford Baptist Chapel
Cinderford is located in Gloucestershire
Cinderford
Cinderford
Location within Gloucestershire
Population8,777 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSO6513
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCinderford
Postcode districtGL14
Dialling code01594
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°49′21″N 2°29′56″W / 51.8225°N 2.4989°W / 51.8225; -2.4989

Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The population was 8,777 at the 2021 Census.[1]

The town came into existence in the 19th century, following the rapid expansion of Cinderford Ironworks and the Forest of Dean Coalfield. Cinderford's origins can be seen in the style and layout of the town, with long rows of identical terraced housing similar to those found in the mining villages of the South Wales Valleys. The decline of the coal industry in the 1950s and 1960s affected Cinderford as most of the male population was employed in mining.

  1. ^ a b "Cinderford". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Cinderford Town Council Website". Cinderford Town Council. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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