Alvington is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the A48 road, six miles north-east of Chepstow in Wales.

The manor of Alvington is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name ‘Alwintune’, then part of the Herefordshire hundred of Bromsash,[2] held by Turstin FitzRolf.

In 1145, Walter of Hereford granted ownership of Alvington parish and manor to Llanthony Priory (in Gloucester).

The Blacksmith's Arms dates back the late nineteenth-century in a building that was formerly a smithy (hence the pub's current name).

[9] The nearest railway stations can also be found in Lydney (on local trains from Gloucester) and Chepstow on more regular national routes.

The Stagecoach West number 24 bus serves the village on its Chepstow to Cinderford route from Mondays to Saturdays.

In 2009 local resident David Crook claimed to have spotted bright lights in the sky above the playing fields.

The lights burned brightly in the sky to such an extent that David rushed into the village, knocking on doors, to warn local residents.