(Submitted by Claire Smart) Lydbrook, home to about 1,500 to 1,600 people, is a former industrial mining village known for its tight-knit community and playful spirit, according to Elton-Wall.

With over 1,500 comments ... epitomised the beauty of the English countryside and still do." Perhaps the most famous landmark in the village is The Slaughters Manor House, an imposing country ...