Bream Village
The Village of Bream is located between the market town of Coleford and Lydney in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean in the County of Gloucestershire, between the River Severn to the East and the River Wye to the West, 20 miles from the city of Gloucester to the north east, 25 miles from the City of Bristol to the SSE, 7 miles from the town of Monmouth to the NW, 12 miles from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire to the N and 12 miles from Chepstow in Monmouthshire to the SSW. Co-ordinates Lat 51.44 N Long 002.34 W - Locator IO81QS
Bream is one of the largest villages in the Forest of Dean District with a population of 2600 in January 2000, as of 2008, however, the population has grown to over 3,000. It is just one of a number of settlements which make up the Forest Ring of settlements on the fringes of the statutory Forest. Positioned on the southern edge of the forest core between the towns of Lydney and Coleford, the village is set on a ridge of high ground, falling away on three sides. Development on these slopes is prominent within the surrounding open countryside
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Bream has a multitude of shops and services including a fish and chips shop and take away, a Chinese takeaway, convenience store, funeral director, motoring parts shop, Insurance agents, florist, hairdressing and beauty salon, pet grooming salon, post office, two public houses, two mechanic garages, a farm and pet supplies store, a small arts and crafts store, library, a railway workshop, community centre / village hall, Church of England primary school, butchers shop, newsagents, pharmacy, car sales and filling station, stonemason and a furniture shop. Bream also has a rugby union team with rugby pitches and members bar and a local Cricket club, also with pitches and members bar.
Bream Locomotive Repair Workshops
The Flour Mill is a listed building which was converted to a railway workshop in 1995 – 1996, and used as such since 1996. The Flour Mill Ltd operates the business in the building undertaking work repairing and overhauling steam locomotives.
Workable Aerial Map Centred on Bream and the Forest of Dean
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Kelly's Directory of Bream 1870
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