Malswick

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Malswick
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Malswick House
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Malswick
Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish
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Shire county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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England
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51°55′36″N2°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

  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.