Ruardean
Ruardean is a town in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the west of Cinderford. It is located on a hill with sights west in the direction of the hills of South Wales. Little now stays of the town's commercial history, once it was a centre for iron ore smelting heaters, builds as well as coal mines. The Norman castle, currently little bit more than a mound, commanded the shortest route from Gloucester Castle to the Welsh Marches as well as the Wye Valley. The village has been, in times past, a vital centre of iron and also coal mining, however little evidence continues to be of this facet of the village's history. The main historical site of the town is Ruardyn Castle, close to the parish church. In the past the town was spelt as Ruardyn and became part of Herefordshire. Nowadays the village lies inside Gloucestershire as well as becomes part of the Forest of Dean area. Like much of the bordering location, Ruardean has actually traditionally been fairly poor; the 1831 demographics documents 127 households, with half the populace employed in farming as well as 160 individuals on poor alleviation.
