Mitcheldean is a small town in the eastern of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The community is one of the most heavily populated location of 'Mitcheldean and also Drybrook' electoral ward. This ward starts in the north east at Mitcheldean and also extends southern western to Drybrook. The complete ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,607. Mitcheldean was a successful community for many centuries as a result of the town's closeness to iron ore down payments. During the 19th century, the community grew due to profits generated by the regional brewing industry. Like numerous of the Forest of Dean towns, Mitcheldean was a close-knit area with specific customs. One of these was the locally well-known (or infamous) Mitcheldean Prize Brass Band. It is clearly thought of and defined in a narrative by Arthur Bullock, a citizen of nearby Longhope, whose daddy and brothers remained in it. Recounting the band's exploits, he comments, 'I just desire I can have been fortunate to hear the Mitcheldean Prize Brass Band play when every one of the players were completely sober at the same time'. However, it is indeed sobering to read his additional representation that the band should have been 'killed off by the 1914-18 war'. In the 20th century the town expanded even more due to the Ranking Xerox photocopier factory. Although this sector dramatically declined during the latter half of the 20th century, much of the previous Rank Xerox site (now Vantage Point Business Village is now occupied by local business, brand-new manufacturing and distribution businesses.
