New Fancy is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL15 4HS), in the parish of West Dean.

How do I get to New Fancy?

The nearest railway station is Parkend, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL15 4HS.

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.

Parks · South West England

New Fancy

In or near Newnham.

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New Fancy — park in Parkend, United Kingdom.

New Fancy, parks in Gloucestershire — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Parkend · 2.0 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Dog-friendly

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.

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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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