| Brierley | |
|---|---|
 A4136 through Brierley (September 2007) | |
  Brierley Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO625151 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Brierley is a village in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. It has one petrol station and a shop, both of which are both operated by Jet.
Brierley was the birthplace of Winifred Foley (25 July 1914 – 21 March 2009) author of the autobiographical A Child in the Forest (1974), and other later works including No Pipe Dreams for Father (1977). The village was also the birthplace of her father, Charlie Mason, who led the hunger march to the workhouse of Westbury during the pit strikes of May 1926.