Newnham
Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. It depends on the Royal Woodland of Dean, on the west financial institution of the River Severn, around 10 miles south-west of Gloucester and 3 miles southeast of Cinderford. It gets on the A48 road between Gloucester as well as 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 convenience considering that 1018), as well as in 1366 a brand-new church building was improved the high ground of the village as the old one dealt with disintegration from the river. The brand-new building has itself been damaged by a gunpowder explosion in 1644 throughout the English Civil War and a fire in 1881, however is still in use. Because of Newnham's location on the Severn, the Old Romans developed 3 roads via the place, where they forded the river. The Anglo-Saxons developed a long-term negotiation, the Normans built a motte-and-bailey fortification for defence, and also in medieval times it ended up being a major port with web links around Great Britain and Ireland. In 1171, Henry II of England staged an invasion of Ireland from Newnham. One account claimed that he set sail with 400 ships and also 5,000 guys, which suggests its value as a port. For a while Newnham was one of the most successful Gloucestershire community west of the Severn. Its function as a port and also trading hub decreased, nevertheless, swiftly with the 1827 opening of the Gloucester and also Sharpness Canal. In 1810, an early effort at a Severn passage started construction just southern of Newnham. Job was deserted after flooding in 1812. The civil parish is part of Newnham as well as Westbury electoral ward. This ward starts in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and afterwards follows the River Severn to Newnham. The overall population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.
