Highleadon

Highleadon
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Highleadon is located in Gloucestershire
Highleadon
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51°54′35″N 2°20′11″W / 51.9098°N 2.3363°W / 51.9098; -2.3363

Highleadon is a village in the civil parish of Rudford and Highleadon, in the Forest of Dean district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.[1]

History

Highleadon was formerly in the parish of Rudford,[2] in 1866 Highleadon became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Rudford.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 104.[4]

References

  1. ^ Shelley, Alan. "Highleadon Gloucestershire: The History of a Rural Hamlet, A Compilation of Notes and Jottings" (PDF). alanshelley.org.
  2. ^ "History of Highleadon, in Forest of Dean and Gloucestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Highleadon CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Highleadon CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 June 2024.


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