Ruardean
Ruardean is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, to the west of Cinderford. It is positioned on a hillside with sights west towards the mountains of South Wales. Little now remains of the village's commercial background, but once it was a centre for iron ore smelting heating systems, forges and also coal mines. The Norman castle, currently little bit greater than a mound, commanded the shortest route from Gloucester Castle to the Welsh Marches as well as the Wye Valley. The village has actually been, in times past, a crucial centre of iron and coal mining, though little proof remains of this aspect of the town's history. The main historical landmark of the town is Ruardyn Castle, close to the parish church. In the past the village was led to as Ruardyn and also was part of Herefordshire. Nowadays the village lies inside Gloucestershire and also becomes part of the Forest of Dean area. Like much of the bordering location, Ruardean has actually historically been reasonably inadequate; the 1831 demographics records 127 family members, with half the populace employed in farming and 160 individuals on inadequate alleviation.
