Newnham
Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a town in west Gloucestershire, England. It depends on the Royal Forest of Dean, on the west bank of the River Severn, about 10 miles south-west of Gloucester as well as three miles southeast of Cinderford. It is on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. The village has a parish council. A parish church was developed in the 14th century (although there had actually been a chapel of convenience since 1018), and also in 1366 a new church structure was built on the high ground of the village as the old one faced disintegration from the river. The new building has itself been harmed by a gunpowder surge in 1644 during the English Civil War and also a fire in 1881, yet is still being used. As a result of Newnham's place on the Severn, the Ancient Romans developed three roads via the place, where they forded the river. The Anglo-Saxons developed a permanent settlement, the Normans constructed a motte-and-bailey stronghold for defence, and in middle ages times it became a major port with links around Great Britain and also Ireland. In 1171, Henry II of England staged an invasion of Ireland from Newnham. One account declared that he set sail with 400 ships and 5,000 guys, which suggests its significance as a port. Temporarily Newnham was the most effective Gloucestershire town west of the Severn. Its function as a port as well as trading center declined, nevertheless, quickly with the 1827 opening of the Gloucester as well as Sharpness Canal. In 1810, an early effort at a Severn passage started building just southern of Newnham. Work was deserted after flooding in 1812. The civil parish belongs to Newnham as well as Westbury selecting ward. This ward begins in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and then follows the River Severn to Newnham. The complete population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.
