Ruardean
Ruardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the west of Cinderford. It is situated on a hill with views west towards the mountains of South Wales. Bit currently continues to be of the town's industrial background, once it was a centre for iron ore smelting furnaces, builds and also coal mines. The Norman castle, currently little bit greater than a pile, commanded the shortest route from Gloucester Castle to the Welsh Marches and also the Wye Valley. The village has been, in times past, a crucial centre of iron as well as coal mining, however little proof continues to be of this facet of the village's history. The major historical spots of the village is Ruardyn Castle, close to the parish church. In the past the village was meant as Ruardyn as well as became part of Herefordshire. Nowadays the village exists inside Gloucestershire and also is part of the Forest of Dean district. Like much of the bordering area, Ruardean has actually historically been fairly inadequate; the 1831 census documents 127 family members, with half the population employed in farming and also 160 individuals on inadequate relief.
