some of my relatives where born in Lane End Coalway in the late 1890's,can this still be seen on a present day map or will I need to look at an older map?

hopefully
Harryboy

Lane End Coalway does not in itself exist any more as it has been subsumed into a larger Coalway, similarly, Broadwell Lane End, Littledean Lane End, Mitcheldean Lane End etc, all on the ridge around Coleford. Assuming your relatives were in Coleford throughout their lives, a look at the Coleford Cemetery Records might reveal a little extra. Get stuck!, get back with some more detail and I'll see if I can find anything else.

Sorry, I should have said that a map of that period is available here in Coleford which I feel will contain the various Lane Ends on it

Coalway is a village about 1 mile from the centre of Coleford. This link will take you to Google Maps: http://bit.ly/1wr2klt

Mike

Thanks Chris,

My father was born and brought up here and, in the 1911 Census, the family address was given as Eden Wall, Lane End. I remember the house well as one of his brothers was still living there in the early 1950s. If you access Google Maps and find Coalway follow the road, still called Edenwall, towards Milkwall. A bus stop is shown named Palmer's Flat. That is where the house was (still is) and it seems to be that collection of houses that formed Lane End. To the best of my recollection Palmer's Flat is actually a little way further along where the road flattened out (a clue in the name I guess!) and near Gorsty Knoll. The road becomes Station Road as it leads to what would have been Milkwall station on the Coleford to Lydney line.

thanks for the reply,
Lane End may have finished/started where you are suggesting but I've heard that it also runs to Broadwell. I will have to come down to Gloucester archives and digs around for some old maps I think, it's just getting the time to do it that's the problem.
Anyway thanks again for the input much appreciate it.

Harryboy

thanks for the information,
are Coleford cemetery records available online? I live in Nottinghamshire and cannot get down to the Forest.Any links etc... will be appreciated.

Harryboy

Thanks for the reply, at present it is impossible for me to get to the Forest to do any research any information concerning Lane End Coalway you could get for me would be appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation.

Harryboy

You're correct in that there are a number of Lane Ends in the Forest and that one of them is/was Broadwell Lane End. I've always believed that it is the area round the crossroads at Broadwell. Indeed the school was called Lane End School. I'm in touch with an old friend who was born there to see if his recollections are the same. Meantime a couple of websites that you might or might not be aware of and which might be helpful.

http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Broadwell/Broadwell1897Harris.htm

http://www.nearestpostbox.co.uk/search/postboxes-in-coalway-gloucestershire

These two maps will show you most of the places mentioned:-

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101453631

http://maps.nls.uk/view/102346001

Hi,
thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.

thanks once again

Harryboy

Hi Mike,

a big thank you for the information and maps you have passed on to me I really appreciate it, I haven't the time to study it at the moment but when I do get the chance and have any questions I hope you won't mind if I contact you.

a big Thank you once again

Harryboy

Coleford Cemetery Records are not available online, however, I do have a full digitised set on a memory stick, give me the info and I will see what I can find for you.
Chris

You might find a map or two in the Coleford Area Partnership Offices - upstairs in the Main Place, Railway Drive, Coleford (library building). This office is manned by volunteers but you could always call by phone on 01594 836469.

Hi Chris,
thanks for finding the time to reply to my plea and thank you for the info.The next chance I get to go down to the Forest I will pop in to the centre.

thanks once again, very much appreciate it

Harryboy

Coleford Cemetery Records are available online on this site in our Parish Records section because we did the transcription work for GA and donated the digitised copy to the Town council.