For readers who want to go deeper
The rest of the story.
This website opens a door. Two illustrated parish books take you much further into the people, places and extraordinary moments of Coleford and the wider Colebrooke parish.
Colebrooke Parish — Volume I
Places, buildings, families and landscape. This researched parish history follows farms, houses, villages and old holdings across Colebrooke parish, including Coleford and Penstone. It uses maps, historical photographs and documentary sources to explore how places changed over time.
Colebrooke Parish Stories
The people and remarkable incidents. John and Neville Enderson's illustrated collection brings together 101 stories from the parish: disasters, memorable characters, village traditions, unusual events and lives that deserve to be remembered.
Many subjects only briefly introduced on this website are explored in greater depth in the books, along with their wider context, evidence and illustrations.
Published parish research
Curious to read more?
Visit the Colebrooke Parish website for information about both books and links to where they can be ordered.
Explore the books on Colebrooke.orgThe two books are complementary, not duplicated here. The short stories and heritage introductions on this site are independently written for a general village audience.