Newnham
Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a town in west Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Royal Forest of Dean, on the west bank of the River Severn, roughly 10 miles south-west of Gloucester as well as three miles southeast of Cinderford. It gets on the A48 road in between Gloucester and Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. The village has a parish council. A parish church was developed in the 14th century (although there had actually been a chapel of ease given that 1018), and also in 1366 a new church building was improved the high ground of the town as the old one dealt with disintegration from the river. The brand-new building has itself been harmed by a gunpowder surge in 1644 during the English Civil War as well as a fire in 1881, but is still being used. Because of Newnham's place on the Severn, the Ancient Romans developed 3 roads with the location, where they forded the river. The Anglo-Saxons developed a long-term negotiation, the Normans constructed a motte-and-bailey stronghold for protection, and in medieval times it ended up being a significant port with links around Great Britain as well as Ireland. In 1171, Henry II of England presented an intrusion of Ireland from Newnham. One account declared that he dove in with 400 ships and 5,000 men, which recommends its relevance as a port. For a time Newnham was one of the most effective Gloucestershire community west of the Severn. Its duty as a port as well as trading center declined, however, swiftly with the 1827 opening of the Gloucester and also Sharpness Canal. In 1810, a very early effort at a Severn passage started construction simply southern of Newnham. Job was abandoned after flooding in 1812. The civil parish becomes part of Newnham and also Westbury selecting ward. This ward begins in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and then complies with the River Severn to Newnham. The overall population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.