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{{about|the village in Gloucestershire|the village in Cheswardine|Soudley, Shropshire}}
{{Infobox UK place|
|official_name= Soudley
|coordinates = {{coord|51.792|-2.497|display=inline,title}}
|static_image_name=Soudley from Bradley Hill, Forest of Dean - geograph.org.uk - 1044794.jpg
|static_image_caption=Soudley, seen from [[Bradley Hill (Gloucestershire)|Bradley Hill]]
|civil_parish=              [[Ruspidge and Soudley]]
|shire_district=            [[Forest of Dean District|Forest of Dean]]
|shire_county =             [[Gloucestershire]]
|region=                    South West England
|country=                   England
|constituency_westminster=  [[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean]]
|post_town=    [[Cinderford]]
|postcode_area= GL
|postcode_district= GL14
|dial_code=
|os_grid_reference= SO660105
}}
'''Soudley''', including '''Upper Soudley''', is a village to the west of [[Cinderford]], in the civil parish of [[Ruspidge and Soudley]], in the [[Forest of Dean District|Forest of Dean]] district, [[Gloucestershire]], England.
Soudley is a popular destination for tourists visiting the Forest of Dean, largely due to the local scenery and its proximity to several tourist attractions. Nearby attractions include the [[Dean Heritage Centre]], [[Soudley Ponds]], [[Blaize Bailey|Blaize Bailey viewpoint]] and the Blue Rock Trail. Activities at the Dean Heritage Centre include chain-saw wood carving and courses on manual wood turning. There are also many educational resources available on site and, as a result, the centre is regularly frequented by schools from the local area and Wales.
A number of small guest houses and holiday-let properties exist in the village, catering for people wishing to enjoy the local countryside or use the village as a base when visiting the Forest of Dean.
Soudley Brook runs through the village, and is used to host the annual ''Soudley Duck Race''; where residents and visitors gather to sponsor ducks and race them the length of the village. The day is accompanied by a small fair that takes place in the village hall.
The village has a [[public house]] called the White Horse.<ref>[http://www.thewhitehorsesoudley.co.uk/ White Horse] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602185423/http://www.thewhitehorsesoudley.co.uk/ |date=2 June 2013 }}</ref> It has two [[Skittles (sport)|skittles]] teams and regularly hosts events such as quiz nights and snail races.
The village also has a football club that competes in the North Gloucestershire Division 1.
==Notable people==
* [[Valerie Grosvenor Myer]] (1935–2007), novelist and literary historian, born & lived for 21 years in Lower Soudley.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Obituary: Valerie Grosvenor Myer|url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/15/guardianobituaries.obituaries1|website = The Guardian|access-date = 7 September 2015|first = Sue|last = Limb|date = 15 August 2007}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rspc.org.uk/ Ruspidge & Soudley Parish Council website; available soon]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3687570 photos of Soudley and surrounding area on geograph]
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[[Category:Villages in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Forest of Dean]]
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