Longhope
Longhope is a village in west Gloucestershire, positioned within the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom. Arthur Bullock, who was birthed in Longhope in 1899, explained its place as adheres to: The parish occupies one of the most easterly valley in the team of hillsides which exist between the Severn and also the Wye. The name indicates lengthy valley. It has to do with 4 miles long, running about north to southern, and it is divided from the Severn valley by a range of hills containing May Hill (937 ft), Huntley Hill, Blaisdon Hill as well as Notwood Hill.' The village falls in the 'Blaisdon and also Longhope' electoral ward. This ward has Longhope in the north and Blaisdon as its smaller sized southerly neighbor. The complete ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,754. May Hill is a popular site as well as the ownership of the summit is vested with Longhope Church Council. Little London becomes part of the Parish of Longhope as well as is discovered to the north of the village bring about the neighbouring town of Huntley. Little London received its name as numerous families from London were evacuated to the safety and security of the countryside throughout the 2nd World War. After the war, a number of the families remained in Longhope as well as the bordering locations.
