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Where is Old Forge?

Old Forge is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, four miles south-west of the town of Ross-on-Wye, 17 miles west of the major city of Gloucester, 35 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles west of London. Old Forge lies roughly one mile west of the Gloucestershire border. Old Forge falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR9 postcode district. The post town for Old Forge is Ross-on-Wye.

Old Forge on a map

Map showing extent of Old Forge as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Old Forge
Map showing location of Old Forge within the UK
Location of Old Forge within the UK

Which county is Old Forge in?

Old Forge is in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Old Forge in Herefordshire?

Old Forge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Herefordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Herefordshire.

Map showing location of Old Forge within Herefordshire
Location of Old Forge within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Old Forge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Old Forge is HR9 6JD.

Where is Old Forge in HR9?

Old Forge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the HR9 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HR9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Old Forge within HR9
Location of Old Forge within HR9

What is the post town for Old Forge?

The post town for Old Forge is Ross-on-Wye. Old Forge is in the HR9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ross-on-Wye.

What is the latitude and longitude of Old Forge?

The centre of Old Forge is located at position 51.863° latitude and -2.64029° longitude.

Latitude51.863°
Longitude-2.64029°

What is the easting and northing of Old Forge?

The centre of Old Forge is located at the grid reference easting 356005 and northing 218463 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356005
Northing218463

What are the nearest towns to Old Forge?

Position of Old Forge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Forge to the centre of the town.

south-west
4m
Old Forge is 4 miles south-west of Ross-on-Wye
north-east
5m
Old Forge is 5 miles north-east of Monmouth
north
5m
Old Forge is 5 miles north of Coleford
west
6m
Old Forge is 6 miles west of Mitcheldean
north-west
7m
Old Forge is 7 miles north-west of Cinderford
north-west
11m
Old Forge is 11 miles north-west of Lydney
south-west
11m
Old Forge is 11 miles south-west of Newent
south-west
15m
Old Forge is 15 miles south-west of Ledbury
north
15m
Old Forge is 15 miles north of Chepstow
north-east
16m
Old Forge is 16 miles north-east of Usk

What are the nearest cities to Old Forge?

Position of Old Forge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Forge to the centre of the city.

south
14m
Old Forge is 14 miles south of Hereford
west
17m
Old Forge is 17 miles west of Gloucester
north-east
24m
Old Forge is 24 miles north-east of Newport
north
28m
Old Forge is 28 miles north of Bristol
south-west
29m
Old Forge is 29 miles south-west of Worcester
north-east
35m
Old Forge is 35 miles north-east of Cardiff
north
35m
Old Forge is 35 miles north of Bath
north
45m
Old Forge is 45 miles north of Wells
south-west
53m
Old Forge is 53 miles south-west of Birmingham
south-west
54m
Old Forge is 54 miles south-west of Wolverhampton