Newnham
Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. It hinges on the Royal Woodland of Dean, on the west bank of the River Severn, approximately 10 miles south-west of Gloucester and 3 miles southeast of Cinderford. It gets on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. The village has a parish council. A parish church was developed in the 14th century (although there had been a church of convenience given that 1018), and in 1366 a brand-new church structure was improved the high ground of the village as the old one faced disintegration from the river. The brand-new structure has itself been harmed by a gunpowder explosion in 1644 throughout the English Civil War and a fire in 1881, however is still in use. Due to Newnham's location on the Severn, the Ancient Romans developed three roads through the place, where they forded the river. The Anglo-Saxons developed a long-term settlement, the Normans built a motte-and-bailey fortification for defence, as well as in medieval times it came to be a significant port with web links around Great Britain as well as Ireland. In 1171, Henry II of England staged an invasion of Ireland from Newnham. One account asserted that he dove in with 400 ships as well as 5,000 men, which suggests its importance as a port. Temporarily Newnham was the most effective Gloucestershire community west of the Severn. Its duty as a port and also trading hub decreased, however, swiftly with the 1827 opening of the Gloucester as well as Sharpness Canal. In 1810, an early attempt at a Severn tunnel started building simply south of Newnham. Job was deserted after flooding in 1812. The civil parish becomes part of Newnham and also Westbury electoral ward. This ward begins in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and then follows the River Severn to Newnham. The overall population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.
