In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rudford like this:
RUDFORD, a parish, with a village and High Leadonhamlet, in Newent district, Gloucestershire; on the river Leadon, 2½ miles N W of Grange-Court r. station, and 4 N W of Gloucester. Post-town, Newent, under Gloucester. Acres, 1, 204. Real property, £1, 351. Pop., 202. Houses, 45. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £332. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of G. The church is mostly early Norman, and was recently restored. Charities, £5.
Rudford through time
Rudford is now part of Forest of Dean district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest of Dean has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rudford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rudford, in Forest of Dean and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11154
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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