Former site of Speedwell Colliery
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Only the good sized spoil heap remains close to the highway amongst the trees to indicate the prescence of Speedwell once yet another successful Forest of Dean colliery.The shaft/s were filled and capped around 1998.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°49'33"N 2°34'47"W
- Remains of US Army Ammunition and Explosive Ordnance Depot, Acorn Patch. 3.8 km
- Bells Hotel and Golf Club, Coleford 4.4 km
- Disused Whitecliffe Quarry 5.4 km
- Stapledge Enclosure 5.5 km
- Blaize Bailey 6.3 km
- Clearwell 6.8 km
- Vinny Hill Wood 8.4 km
- Oldcroft Wood 8.9 km
- Highfield Hill 11 km
- Sharpness Docks 13 km
- The 'western' outcrop of the Forest of Dean Coalfield 1 km
- Wimberry Slade Valley 2.1 km
- Lakers Secondary School 2.8 km
- Forest of Dean 4.8 km
- Welshbury Hillfort 7.7 km
- Yorkley Wood 7.9 km
- Yorkley Solar Field 9 km
- Oldcroft 10 km
- Etloe 11 km
- Hurst Solar Field 12 km