Malswick

Malswick
Malswick House
Malswick
Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western

Malswick is a village in the civil parish of Newent, in the Forest of Dean district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It contains the ground for the Newent FC.[1]

The village formerly had a railway station, Malswick Halt, a request stop on the former Ledbury and Gloucester Railway.[2]

In 2022, the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust began a project to restore the canals at the village.[3]

In 1870-72 the tything had a population of 225.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Wycombe Wanderer: Newent Town - Wildsmiths Meadow". 20 April 2019.
  2. ^ Watford, Chris Gordon (May 2024). "The Gloucester to Ledbury branch". Steam Days. No. 417. pp. 38–48.
  3. ^ "Canal Restoration at Malswick". Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust.
  4. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Malswick". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 June 2024.