Parks · West Midlands
New Fancy
New Fancy — park in Parkend, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Parkend · 2.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
New Fancy is a public park in the United Kingdom. Managed by Forestry Commission. Wikidata describes it as: "park in Parkend, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7833°, -2.5411°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
New Fancy was a colliery on the Forest of Dean Coalfield near Parkend in Gloucestershire, England. After the colliery closed its spoil heap was landscaped. The site has a picnic area, and viewing site from where goshawks can be seen. It is linked to the Forest of Dean Family Cycle Trail.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
New Fancy colliery was opened by Edward Protheroe in 1827, as part of the Park End Coal Company in the Forest of Dean. By 1860 it was owned by Sully & Company and in 1885 was sold to the Parkend & New Fancy Collieries Company. It remained in operation until 1944. In 1880 the colliery produced 8,382 tons of coal. In 1900 the colliery site contained a wooden headframe, a Cornish-type engine house with an external egg-ended boiler built in the 1840s and a hand-operated windlass for raising and lowering items in the shaft. The winding gear was converted to electricity in 1916. Its site is a scheduled monument.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7833, -2.5411
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Forest of Dean
- Parish
- West Dean
- Postcode
- GL15 4HS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Nearest railway station
- Parkend — 2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15262047 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Fancy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: New Fancy sculpture.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Fancy?
- New Fancy is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL15 4HS), in the parish of West Dean.
- Who owns New Fancy?
- New Fancy is owned by Forestry England and operated by Forestry Commission.
- Is New Fancy a protected site?
- Yes — New Fancy is part of the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- Is New Fancy free to visit?
- Yes, New Fancy is free to enter.
- How do I get to New Fancy?
- The nearest railway station is Parkend, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL15 4HS.