Cinderford is a small town and also civil church on the eastern edge of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, which had a population of 8,494 at the 2011 census. The community came into existence in the 19th century, adhering to the rapid development of Cinderford Ironworks and the Forest of Dean Coalfield. Cinderford's origins can be seen in the design and design of the community, with lengthy rows of identical terraced housing similar to those located in the mining villages of the South Wales Valleys. The decrease of the coal market in the 1950s as well as 1960s influenced Cinderford as a lot of the male population was used in mining.