Area Info for English Bicknor (Gloucestershire)

English Bicknor (Gloucestershire, UK)

English Bicknor is a small village located in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated within the Forest of Dean district, an area known for its rich history and natural beauty. The village is characterised by its rural setting, traditional architecture, and close proximity to the surrounding woodland and countryside.

History and Heritage

The history of English Bicknor dates back several centuries, with evidence of settlement in the area from medieval times. The village is known for its historic church, St. Mary the Virgin, which features architectural elements from various periods and serves as a focal point for the local community. The area has historically been associated with agriculture and forestry, reflecting its rural character.

Geography and Environment

English Bicknor is located near the River Wye and is surrounded by the scenic landscapes of the Forest of Dean. The village offers picturesque views and access to outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and exploring the natural environment. The region is noted for its diverse flora and fauna, making it a popular spot for nature enthusiasts.

Local Amenities and Community

As a small village, English Bicknor has limited amenities within the immediate area but benefits from its proximity to larger towns and villages in Gloucestershire. The community is known for its close-knit nature, with local events and activities often centred around the church and village hall.

Transport and Accessibility

The village is accessible by local roads, with nearby towns providing additional transport links. Public transport options are limited, so most visitors and residents rely on private vehicles for travel.
Education
School
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School0.43 miles
English Bicknor, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7PG
Berry Hill Primary School1.38 miles
Nine Wells Road, Berry Hill, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7AT
Lydbrook Primary School1.47 miles
School Road, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9PX
Lakers School1.71 miles
Five Acres, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7QW
Whitchurch CofE Primary School2.21 miles
Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6DA
Goodrich CofE Primary School2.59 miles
Goodrich, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6HY
St John's Church of England Academy2.69 miles
Bowens Hill Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8DU
Ruardean Church of England Primary School2.92 miles
School Road, Ruardean, Gloucestershire, GL17 9XQ
Coalway Junior School3.00 miles
63 Coalway Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7HL
Coalway Community Infant School3.00 miles
Coalway Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7HL
Woodside Primary School3.06 miles
Denehurst, Ruardean Woodside, Ruardean, Gloucestershire, GL17 9XP
Heart of the Forest Community Special School3.28 miles
Speech House, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7EJ
Walford Primary School3.74 miles
Walford, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5SA
Redbrook Church of England Primary School4.11 miles
Redbrook, Monmouth, Blaenau Gwent, NP25 4LY
Llangrove CE Academy4.25 miles
Llangrove, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6EZ
Drybrook Primary School4.29 miles
Drybrook Road, Drybrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9JF
Health
Clinic
Ross On Wye Market Town & Periphery2.85 miles
The Wye Physio Practice, The Buckstone House, Staunton, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8PD
Alton Street Surgery5.58 miles
Alton Street, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AB
Ross-On-Wye Library & Community Centre5.80 miles
Cantilupe Road, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7AN
Specsavers Hearcare - West Mercia - Ross-On-Wye5.86 miles
Larruperz Centre, Grammar School Close, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7QD
Ross-On-Wye Pool5.87 miles
Red Meadow, Kyrle Street, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7DB
Ross On Wye Physio & Health Matters Ltd6.68 miles
Ross Park, Overross, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7QQ
Lydney And District Hospital7.99 miles
Grove Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5JE
Newent Doctors Practice11.08 miles
Holts Health Centre, Watery Lane, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1BA
Marybrook Medical Centre11.74 miles
Marybrook Street, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9BL
Quedgeley Clinic14.15 miles
St James, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4WD
Severnvale Surgery14.15 miles
St. James, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4WD
Primecare Primary Care - Hereford14.53 miles
Units 36 & 37, Rural Enterprise Centre, Vincent Carey Rd, Rotherwas Ind Est, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 6FE
May Lane Surgery15.19 miles
27 May Lane, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4JN
Hillside Centre15.20 miles
Hillside Centre, Wye Valley NHS Trust, Pentwyn Avenue, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7LB
Alders15.28 miles
155 Podsmead Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 5UA
Hereford Centre For Natural Health15.34 miles
3 Holm Oak Road, Belmont, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7UP
GP
Dr Sandford & Partners1.49 miles
Lydbrook Health Centre, Lydbrook, Glos, Lydbrook, GL17 9SG
Dr Wilkinson NM & Partners2.91 miles
Coleford Health Centre, Railway Drive, Coleford, Glos, GL16 8RH
Dr Sandford and partners2.99 miles
Brunston Surgery, Cinderhill, Coleford, Glos, GL16 8HJ
Dr D Lane & Partners3.01 miles
Forest Health Care, Ruardean Surgery, High Street, Ruardean, GL17 9US
Dr Good & Partners4.27 miles
Drybrook Surgery, Drybrook Road, Drybrook, Glos, GL17 9JE
Dr D Lane & Partners5.03 miles
Forest Health Care, Health Centre, Dockham Road, Cinderford Glos, GL14 2AN
Dr Roberts & Partners5.03 miles
Dockham Road Surgery, Dockham Road, Cinderford, Glos, GL14 2AN
Pendeen Surgery5.50 miles
Kent Avenue, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AH
Alton Street Surgery5.58 miles
Alton Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AB
Drs Weiss & Stallard5.74 miles
Mitcheldean Surgery, Brook Street, Mitcheldean, Glos, Gloucestershire, GL17 0AU
Dr Andrew MR & Partners6.05 miles
The Surgery, Beech Way, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6NB
Dr Andrew MR & Partners6.26 miles
Yorkley Health Centre, Yorkley, Lydney, Glos, GL15 4RS
Dr Alder TJ & Partner7.26 miles
The Surgery, High Street, Newnham On Severn, Glos, GL14 1BE
Dr M Gibbs7.74 miles
Blakeney Surgery, Millend, Blakeney, Glos, GL15 4ED
Lydney Practice8.08 miles
The Health Centre, Albert Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5NQ
Severnbank Surgery8.31 miles
Severnbank Surgery, Tutnalls Street, Lydney, Glos, Gloucestershire, GL15 5PF
Hospital
Dilke Memorial Hospital4.22 miles
Speech House Road,, GL14 3HX
Ross on Wye Community Hospital 5.61 miles
Ross on Wye Community Hospital, Wye Valley NHS Trust, Alton Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AD
Lydney & District Hospital7.99 miles
Grove Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5JE
Partnerships in Care Llanarth Court Hospital12.63 miles
Llanarth Raglan, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP15 2YD
Vale Hospital14.72 miles
Kingshill Lane, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BZ
Vale Community Hospital14.95 miles
Lister Road,, GL11 4BA
Westridge15.64 miles
Horsemarling Lane,, GL10 3HA
Rikenel15.80 miles
Montpellier,, GL1 1LY
Thornbury Hospital15.83 miles
Outpatients Department, Gloucester Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1DN
Oak House15.94 miles
Barton Street,, HR4 0AY
Stonebow Unit15.96 miles
Stonebow Road,, HR1 2ER
The County Hospital, Wye Valley NHS Trust16.10 miles
Stonebow Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2BN
Winfield Hospital16.12 miles
Tewkesbury Road, Longford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9WH
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital16.30 miles
Great Western Road, Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN
Nuffield Health, Hereford Hospital16.37 miles
Venns Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1DF
Hollybrook16.39 miles
Berkeley Close,, GL5 4UL
Pharmacy
Day Lewis Chemists Ltd1.50 miles
42 Park Road, Berry Hill, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7AG
Day Lewis Chemists Ltd2.85 miles
14 Pyart Court, Old Station Way, Coleford, GL16 8RG
Lloydspharmacy2.85 miles
9/10 Pyart Court, Railway Drive, Coleford, GL16 8RG
Drybrook Pharmacy4.32 miles
Drybrook Road, Drybrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9JA
Boots4.83 miles
9-11 Marketstreet, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, GL14 2RT
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.99 miles
The Co-Op Foodstore, Dockham Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AQ
Lloydspharmacy5.50 miles
Pendeen Surgery, Kent Avenue, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AH
Benjamins Pharmacy5.61 miles
Ross Community Hospital, Alton Street, Ross On Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AD
Mitcheldean Pharmacy5.66 miles
5 Churchill Way, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, GL17 0AZ
Boots5.74 miles
5 Market Place, Ross On Wye, HR9 5NX
Boots5.85 miles
1 High Street, Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 6JS
Badham Pharmacy7.23 miles
9 High Street, Newnham-On-Severn, Gloucestershire, GL14 1BB
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.14 miles
33 Newerne Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5RA
Lloydspharmacy8.14 miles
41/43 Newerne Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5RA
Day Lewis Chemists Ltd11.08 miles
19 Broad Street, Newent, GL18 1AQ
Berkeley Pharmacy11.79 miles
The Pharmacy, 14 Market Place, Berkeley, GL13 9BB
Leisure
Park
COPPETT HILL1.55 miles
WYE VALLEY1.87 miles
LADY PARK WOOD1.97 miles
HILL COURT (Grade II Listed)4.12 miles
CLEARWELL CASTLE (Grade II Listed)4.69 miles
HIGHBURY WOOD4.79 miles
FLAXLEY ABBEY (Grade II Listed)6.90 miles
THE HUDNALLS8.02 miles
WESTBURY COURT (Grade II* Listed)8.66 miles
OFFA'S DYKE PATH10.99 miles
HOMME HOUSE (Grade II Listed)11.38 miles
FRAMPTON COURT (Grade II* Listed)11.59 miles
KENTCHURCH COURT (Grade II* Listed)11.78 miles
HOLME LACY (Grade II* Listed)12.22 miles
BERKELEY CASTLE (Grade II* Listed)12.47 miles
BROADMOOR COMMON13.21 miles
Shop
Groceries
Central Stores1.36 miles
Main Street, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire GL17 9SA
Berry Hill News1.59 miles
39A Park Road, Berry Hill Coleford Gloucester GL16 7QU
SPAR Lower Lane1.93 miles
Spar Store, Lower Lane, Gloucestershire, GL16 8QQ
SPAR A40 Northbound2.57 miles
Spar Store, A40 (northbound), Herefordshire, HR9 6DP
SPAR -ross-on-wye2.60 miles
Spar Store, A40 Whitechurch, Herefordshire, HR9 6DW
Londis Brierley Service Staion2.79 miles
High Street, Brierley, GL17 9DL
Nisa Extra2.80 miles
27 High St, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8HA
Tesco Coleford (Express)2.83 miles
25 High St, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8HD
Co-op Coleford2.84 miles
Coleford, GL16 8BD
Coalway Convenience Store2.92 miles
New Road, Coalway, Cinderford Gloucestershire GL16 7JD
Nisa Eskimarket3.00 miles
The Cross, Coalway Rd, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7HL
SPAR Coleford3.11 miles
Spar Store, Old Station Way Service Station, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RE
Lidl Monmouth4.37 miles
Redbrook Road, Monmouth, NP25 3LY
Co-op Drybrook4.38 miles
Dry Brook, GL17 9EA
Co-op Cinderford4.50 miles
Valley Road, GL14 2PA
Iceland Monmouth4.66 miles
24 Agincourt Square, Monmouth, NP25 3DY
Transport
Airport
Gloucestershire Airport19.26 miles
Bristol International Airport31.15 miles
Bus Stop
Smithy Close (N)0.04 miles
Smithy Close (S)0.04 miles
Larksfield (S)0.21 miles
St Mary's Church (SW)0.44 miles
St Mary's Church (NE)0.44 miles
Folly Lane (NE)0.48 miles
Folly Lane (SW)0.49 miles
Car Park Entrance (S)0.89 miles
The Mount (SE)0.90 miles
The Mount (NW)0.90 miles
Car Park (N)1.07 miles
The New Inn (S)1.16 miles
The New Inn (N)1.19 miles
Paddocks Hotel (NW)1.27 miles
Baptist Church (NW)1.32 miles
Bridewell Farm (SE)1.32 miles
Ferry Port
Sharpness Old Docks9.30 miles
Lydney Harbour9.63 miles
Bristol Docks Ferry Landing23.06 miles
Portishead Pier24.16 miles
Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal24.29 miles
Castle Park Ferry Landing26.15 miles
Bristol Bridge Ferry Landing26.23 miles
Welsh Back Ferry Landing26.30 miles
Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing26.33 miles
Bristol City Centre Ferry Landing26.34 miles
Redcliffe Back Ferry Landing26.34 miles
Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing26.41 miles
Capricorn Quay Ferry Landing26.47 miles
Mardyke Ferry Landing26.53 miles
ss Great Britain Ferry Landing26.54 miles
Arnolfini Ferry Landing26.56 miles
Railway Station
Lydney Rail Station8.93 miles
Cam & Dursley Rail Station13.45 miles
Chepstow Rail Station13.58 miles
Stonehouse Rail Station15.44 miles
Gloucester Rail Station16.10 miles
Hereford Rail Station16.27 miles
Ledbury Rail Station16.66 miles
Abergavenny Rail Station17.01 miles
Stroud (Glos) Rail Station17.87 miles
Caldicot Rail Station18.31 miles
Severn Tunnel Junction Rail Station18.58 miles
Severn Beach Rail Station19.01 miles
Pilning Rail Station19.12 miles
Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station19.57 miles
Colwall Rail Station20.21 miles
Cwmbran Rail Station21.16 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (GL16 7P*)
Number of Properties in Catchment383
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
16, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£190,000
2024-11-26
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2003-04-23   £72,500
THE MALT HOUSE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£735,000
2024-07-16
detached
freehold
Sold 2015-03-16   £440,000
ROSEMARY TOPPING, COMMON GROVE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PE		£605,000
2024-04-25
otherPropertyType
freehold
FOURWINDS
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£270,000
2024-04-10
detached
freehold
3, MURRELLS ROAD
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PL		£430,000
2024-03-15
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-06-19   £340,000
OAK FARM
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£850,000
2023-06-16
detached
freehold
BICKNOR COURT
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£965,000
2022-12-23
otherPropertyType
freehold
CASTLE HOUSE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£600,000
2022-01-20
detached
freehold
MEADOW VIEW, 1, COUNCIL VILLAS
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£378,000
2021-09-30
semidetached
freehold
NEW HOUSE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£649,950
2021-09-07
detached
freehold
Sold 2006-07-28   £370,000
Sold 2004-06-11   £130,000
THE GRANARY
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£625,000
2021-08-25
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-12-15   £325,000
5, MURRELLS ROAD
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PL		£365,000
2020-11-06
detached
freehold
YEW TREE COTTAGE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£460,000
2020-03-06
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-03-20   £373,500
RETISSOR
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£250,000
2019-10-02
semidetached
freehold
12, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£202,500
2019-08-19
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2004-09-03   £112,000
2, ORCHARD CLOSE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£305,000
2019-04-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-01-05   £310,000
Sold 2013-06-05   £290,000
GLEBE BUNGALOW
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£160,000
2018-12-14
detached
freehold
BICKNOR COTTAGE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£683,000
2018-07-16
detached
freehold
Sold 2010-05-06   £590,000
Sold 2006-12-14   £499,000
3, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£190,000
2018-06-19
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2012-11-28   £130,000
2, MURRELLS ROAD
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PL		£322,500
2017-08-23
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-08-25   £250,000
7, MURRELLS ROAD
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PL		£325,000
2017-05-04
detached
freehold
FAIRWAYS
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£297,500
2016-11-11
semidetached
freehold
12, SMITHY CLOSE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PJ		£121,500
2015-11-13
semidetached
freehold
11, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£157,000
2014-05-23
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2009-09-09   £95,000
THE GLEBE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£250,000
2013-12-18
detached
freehold
6, COUNCIL VILLAS
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£130,250
2013-10-16
semidetached
freehold
4, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£135,000
2012-05-28
semidetached
freehold
6, MURRELLS ROAD
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PL		£260,000
2010-02-01
detached
freehold
14, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£130,000
2007-10-05
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2004-11-19   £115,000
1, COUNCIL VILLAS
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£205,000
2006-09-26
semidetached
freehold
2, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£155,000
2005-10-31
semidetached
freehold
9, REDHOUSE LANE
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PB		£59,173
2005-06-17
semidetached
freehold
GLEBELANDS
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PD		£148,950
2004-01-22
detached
freehold
UPPER MEADOW VIEW
ENGLISH BICKNOR
COLEFORD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL16 7PA		£125,000
2003-01-24
detached
freehold
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