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Malswick

Coordinates: 51°55′36″N 2°22′51″W / 51.9267°N 2.3809°W / 51.9267; -2.3809
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Malswick is located in Gloucestershire
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51°55′36″N 2°22′51″W / 51.9267°N 2.3809°W / 51.9267; -2.3809

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

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  1. ^ "The Wycombe Wanderer: Newent Town - Wildsmiths Meadow". April 20, 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.