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, around 10 miles south-west of Gloucester as well as three miles southeast of Cinderford. It is on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. The town has a parish council. A parish church was developed in the 14th century (although there had actually been a church of ease given that 1018), and in 1366 a brand-new church building was improved the high ground of the village as the old one dealt with erosion from the river. The brand-new structure has itself been damaged by a gunpowder surge in 1644 during the English Civil War as well as a fire in 1881, however is still in operation. As a result of Newnham's area on the Severn, the Old Romans developed 3 roads with the area, where they forded the river. The Anglo-Saxons established an irreversible negotiation, the Normans developed a motte-and-bailey fortification for support, as well as in middle ages times it ended up being a significant port with links around Great Britain as well as Ireland. In 1171, Henry II of England staged an intrusion of Ireland from Newnham. One account asserted that he dove in with 400 ships and also 5,000 males, which recommends its importance as a port. Temporarily Newnham was one of the most successful Gloucestershire community west of the Severn. Its function as a port and also trading hub decreased, nevertheless, rapidly with the 1827 opening of the Gloucester and also Sharpness Canal. In 1810, an early effort at a Severn tunnel started building simply southern of Newnham. Work was deserted after flooding in 1812. The civil parish is part of Newnham as well as Westbury selecting ward. This ward starts in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and then complies with the River Severn to Newnham. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.
