Ruspidge is a village in the
Forest of Dean district of west
Gloucestershire, England. The civil parish includes
Soudley
It is located near the town of
Cinderford and in the
Forest of Dean. There is one
public house called the New Inn.
There is one
village shop on the main street (Ruspidge Road), a park and
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
pitch, as well as a chapel, lying on Railway Road. It is named such because the
Ruspidge Halt railway station
Ruspidge Halt railway station is a disused railway station opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on the former Bullo Pill Railway, later known as the GWR Forest of Dean Branch.
History
The Halt was located about 4 miles 4 chains
A ...
was situated at the end before its closure in 1958.
Its
grid reference is SO 655 125 GB.
References
External links
Ruspidge & Soudley Parish Council website; available soonphotos of Ruspidge and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Gloucestershire
Forest of Dean
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