Gorsty Knoll

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|official_name= Gorsty Knoll

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|constituency_westminster= Forest of Dean

|post_town= Coleford

|postcode_district = GL16

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|shire_district= Forest of Dean

|shire_county = Gloucestershire

|region= South West England

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Gorsty Knoll is a small hamlet, located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The internationally important remains of Darkhill Ironworks and the Titanic Steelworks, are located on the edge of the hamlet.{{Cite web |url=http://www.way-mark.co.uk/forestofdean/historic/darkhil1.htm |title=Darkhill Iron Works |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316154936/http://www.way-mark.co.uk/forestofdean/historic/darkhil1.htm |archive-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all |publisher=Way Mark}}{{cite web |title=Dark Hill iron works and brickworks complex and Bear 220m south and 200m south east of Yew Tree Cottage |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1020803 |website=National Heritage List for England |publisher=Historic England}} Gorsty Knoll is also famed for its glow worms.{{cite news |last1=Lillywhite |first1=Maisie |title=Glow worms may be living in your garden and here's how you can spot them |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/glow-worms-living-your-garden-4230746 |accessdate=6 July 2020 |work=Gloucestershire Live |date=21 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Gloucestershire |url=https://birdingforall.com/england/gloucestershire/ |publisher=Birding for all |accessdate=6 July 2020}}

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Category:Villages in Gloucestershire

Category:Forest of Dean