[1] By 1834 terraces containing 30 cottages had been built on either side of the Severn & Wye tramroad (later railway) for employees in the Parkend collieries – they were demolished in the 20th century.

[2] The village had a successful rugby club before the World War I and a male voice choir in the mid 20th century.

[2] The village continued to expand throughout the 20th century when estates of private and council houses were built.

[3] There was a factory on the south side of Whitecroft in 1866, and other workshops and industrial sites developed in the 20th century.

[1] On the Bream road several brick buildings put up in the early 20th century for Princess Royal colliery still survive.