Newnham
Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a village in west Gloucestershire, England. It hinges on the Royal Forest 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 is 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 church of convenience since 1018), and in 1366 a brand-new church building was built on the high ground of the village as the old one faced disintegration from the river. The new structure has itself been harmed by a gunpowder surge in 1644 during the English Civil War and also a fire in 1881, however is still being used. Due to Newnham's area on the Severn, the Old Romans developed 3 roads with the area, where they forded the river. The Anglo-Saxons developed a permanent negotiation, the Normans developed a motte-and-bailey stronghold for support, and also in medieval times it ended up being a major port with links around Great Britain and also Ireland. In 1171, Henry II of England presented an invasion of Ireland from Newnham. One account claimed that he dove in with 400 ships and 5,000 guys, which suggests its importance as a port. Temporarily Newnham was the most successful Gloucestershire town west of the Severn. Its duty as a port as well as trading hub decreased, nonetheless, rapidly with the 1827 opening of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. In 1810, a very early attempt at a Severn tunnel started construction simply south of Newnham. Job was deserted after flooding in 1812. The civil parish is part of Newnham and Westbury electoral ward. This ward begins in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and then complies with the River Severn to Newnham. The complete population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.
