Newent
| Newent | |
|---|---|
The Market House, Newent | |
Newent Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 6,277 (parish, 2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SO7225 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWENT |
| Postcode district | GL18 |
| Dialling code | 01531 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Newent (/ˈnjuːənt/; originally called "Noent") is a market town and civil parish in the municipal district of Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, though not in the "Royal Forest of Dean". The town is 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Gloucester. Its population was 5,073 at the 2001 census, rising to 5,207 in 2011, The population was 6,777 at the 2021 Census. Once a medieval market and fair town, its site had been settled at least since Roman times. The first written record of it appears in the 1086 Domesday Book.