In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brockweir like this:
BROCKWEAR, or Brooks-Weir, a village, on extra-parochial ground, contiguous to Havelsfield parish, in Gloucestershire; on the river Wye, 6 miles N of Chepstow. Pop., 212. Here are a Moravian chapel, built in 1832; and remains of an ancient camp.
Additional information about this locality is available for Hewelsfield
Brockweir through time
Brockweir is now part of Forest of Dean district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest of Dean has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brockweir itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brockweir, in Forest of Dean and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24916
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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